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Diabase and Anorthosite Types and Facts


Anorthosite and Diabase Types and Facts


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Types of Diabase and Anorthosite

Some rocks according to their use or texture are classified into different types. Know more about Diabase Texture and Anorthosite Texture. Types of Diabase are Not Available whereas the types of Anorthosite are Proterozoic Anorthosite and Archean Anorthosite.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. Diabase and Anorthosite were not used 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. Diabase and Anorthosite were not used for creating petroglyphs.

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