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Diabase and Troctolite Types and Facts

Types

Types

Dolerite
Ultramafic rock

Features

Smooth to touch
Smooth to touch

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 Troctolite

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