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Diabase and Serpentinite Types and Facts

Types

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Dolerite
Jadeitite

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 Serpentinite

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