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Diabase and Greywacke Types and Facts

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1 Types
1.1 Types
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Not Available
1.2 Features
Smooth to touch
Available in Lots of Colors and Patterns, Generally rough to touch, Non-vesicular, Veined
1.3 Archaeological Significance
1.3.1 Monuments
Used
Not Yet Used
1.3.2 Famous Monuments
Stonehenge in English county of Wiltshire
Not Applicable
1.3.3 Sculpture
Used
Used
1.3.4 Famous Sculptures
Data Not Available
Data Not Available
1.3.5 Pictographs
Not Used
Not Used
1.3.6 Petroglyphs
Not Used
Not Used
1.3.7 Figurines
Used
Used
1.4 Fossils
Absent
Present

Types of Diabase and Greywacke

Some rocks according to their use or texture are classified into different types. Know more about Diabase Texture and Greywacke Texture. The types of Diabase and Greywacke 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 and Greywacke 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 Greywacke were not used for creating petroglyphs.