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Chalk and Shale Types and Facts

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Chalk Marl and Marl
Clasts are smooth to touch, Is one of the oldest rock, Smooth to touch, Very fine grained rock
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Red Shale, Black Shale, Green Shale, Grey Shale and Yellow Shale
Easily splits into thin plates, Generally rough to touch, Very fine grained rock
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Jantar Mantar in India
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Types of Chalk and Shale

Some rocks according to their use or texture are classified into different types. Know more about Chalk Texture and Shale Texture. The types of Chalk and Shale are .During historic times, some rocks depending on their hardness were used to create Pictographs and Petroglyphs. Rocks which are hard were generally not used. Pictographs are paintings or drawings that have been placed or created on the surface of rock. Chalk and Shale were for creating pictographs. Petroglyph is an image which is carved into a rock. These are images created by removing part of a rock surface by incising, picking, carving or abrading, as a form of rock art. Chalk and Shale were for creating petroglyphs.