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Diabase and Shale Types and Facts

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1 Types
1.1 Types
Not Available
Red Shale, Black Shale, Green Shale, Grey Shale and Yellow Shale
1.2 Features
Smooth to touch
Easily splits into thin plates, Generally rough to touch, Very fine grained rock
1.3 Archaeological Significance
1.3.1 Monuments
Used
Used
1.3.2 Famous Monuments
Stonehenge in English county of Wiltshire
Jantar Mantar in India
1.3.3 Sculpture
Used
Used
1.3.4 Famous Sculptures
Data Not Available
Data Not Available
1.3.5 Pictographs
Not Used
Used
1.3.6 Petroglyphs
Not Used
Used
1.3.7 Figurines
Used
Used
1.4 Fossils
Absent
Present

Types of Diabase and Shale

Some rocks according to their use or texture are classified into different types. Know more about Diabase Texture and Shale Texture. Types of Diabase are Not Available whereas the types of Shale are Red Shale, Black Shale, Green Shale, Grey Shale and Yellow Shale.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 Shale 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 Shale was used to create petroglyphs.