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Charnockite and Slate Types and Facts

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Types

Types

Enderbite
Phyllite, Schist, and Slate

Features

Available in Lots of Colors and Patterns, It is One of the Oldest, Strongest and Hardest Rock
Easily splits into thin plates, Surfaces are often shiny, Very fine grained rock

Archaeological Significance

Monuments

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Famous Monuments

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Sculpture

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Famous Sculptures

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Pictographs

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Petroglyphs

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Figurines

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Fossils

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Types of Charnockite and Slate

Some rocks according to their use or texture are classified into different types. Know more about Charnockite Texture and Slate Texture. Types of Charnockite are Enderbite whereas the types of Slate are Phyllite, Schist, and Slate.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 and Slate 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. Charnockite and Slate were for creating petroglyphs.