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Comendite and Shale Types and Facts

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Types

Types

Rhyolite
Red Shale, Black Shale, Green Shale, Grey Shale and Yellow Shale

Features

Very fine grained rock, It is One of the Oldest, Strongest and Hardest Rock
Easily splits into thin plates, Generally rough to touch, Very fine grained rock

Archaeological Significance

Monuments

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Famous Monuments

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Jantar Mantar in India

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 Comendite and Shale

Some rocks according to their use or texture are classified into different types. Know more about Comendite Texture and Shale Texture. Types of Comendite are Rhyolite whereas the types of Shale are Red Shale, Black Shale, Green Shale, Grey Shale and Yellow Shale.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. Comendite 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. Comendite and Shale were for creating petroglyphs.