Dolomite and Tuff Types and Facts
Types
Boninite and Jasperoid
Welded tuff, Rhyolitic tuff, Basaltic tuff, Trachyte tuff, Andesitic tuff and Ignimbrite.
Features
Host Rock for Lead, Traps for subsurface fluids like Oil and Natural Gas., Zinc and Copper Deposits
Always found as volcanic pipes over deep continental crust
Archaeological Significance
Famous Monuments
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Easter Island in the Polynesian Triangle, Pacific Ocean
Famous Sculptures
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Types of Dolomite and Tuff
Some rocks according to their use or texture are classified into different types. Know more about Dolomite Texture and Tuff Texture. Types of Dolomite are Boninite and Jasperoid whereas the types of Tuff are Welded tuff, Rhyolitic tuff, Basaltic tuff, Trachyte tuff, Andesitic tuff and Ignimbrite..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. Dolomite and Tuff were 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. Dolomite and Tuff were used for creating petroglyphs.