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Diabase and Latite Types and Facts

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Types

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Dolerite
Rhomb porphyries

Features

Smooth to touch
Host Rock for Lead

Archaeological Significance

Monuments

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Famous Monuments

Stonehenge in English county of Wiltshire
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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 Diabase and Latite

Some rocks according to their use or texture are classified into different types. Know more about Diabase Texture and Latite Texture. Types of Diabase are Dolerite whereas the types of Latite are Rhomb porphyries.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 Latite 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. Diabase and Latite were for creating petroglyphs.