Diabase and Granodiorite Types and Facts

Diabase

Granodiorite

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1 Types

1.1 Types

Not Available

1.2 Features

Smooth to touch

Available in Lots of Colors and Patterns

1.3 Archaeological Significance

1.3.1 Monuments

Used

1.3.2 Famous Monuments

Stonehenge in English county of Wiltshire

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1.3.3 Sculpture

Used

1.3.4 Famous Sculptures

Data Not Available

1.3.5 Pictographs

Not Used

Used

1.3.6 Petroglyphs

Not Used

Used

1.3.7 Figurines

Used

1.4 Fossils

Absent

Types of Diabase and Granodiorite

Some rocks according to their use or texture are classified into different types. Know more about Diabase Texture and Granodiorite Texture. The types of Diabase and Granodiorite are Not Available.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 was not used to create pictographs whereas Granodiorite 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. Diabase was not used to create petroglyphs whereas Granodiorite was used to create petroglyphs.