Charnockite and Mylonite Types and Facts
Types
Enderbite
Blastomylonites, Ultramylonites and Phyllonites
Features
Available in Lots of Colors and Patterns, It is One of the Oldest, Strongest and Hardest Rock
Surfaces are often shiny
Archaeological Significance
Famous Monuments
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Famous Sculptures
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Pictographs
Not Used
Used
Petroglyphs
Not Used
Used
Types of Charnockite and Mylonite
Some rocks according to their use or texture are classified into different types. Know more about Charnockite Texture and Mylonite Texture. Types of Charnockite are Enderbite whereas the types of Mylonite are Blastomylonites, Ultramylonites and Phyllonites.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. Charnockite was not used to create pictographs whereas Mylonite is used to create 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. Charnockite was not used to create petroglyphs whereas Mylonite was used to create petroglyphs.