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Epidosite and Cataclasite Types and Facts

Types

Types

Features

Monuments

Famous Monuments

Sculpture

Famous Sculptures

Pictographs

Petroglyphs

Figurines

Fossils

 
Alkaline Basalt, Boninite, High Alumina Basalt, Mid Ocean Ridge Basalt (MORB), Tholeiitic Basalt, Basaltic trachyandesite, Mugearite and Shoshonite
Has High structural resistance against erosion and climate, Very fine grained rock
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Protocataclasite, Mesocataclasite, Ultracataclasite and Foliated cataclasite
Easily splits into thin plates, Is one of the oldest rock
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Types of Epidosite and Cataclasite

Some rocks according to their use or texture are classified into different types. Know more about Epidosite Texture and Cataclasite Texture. The types of Epidosite and Cataclasite are .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. Epidosite and Cataclasite 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. Epidosite and Cataclasite were for creating petroglyphs.