Some rocks according to their use or texture are classified into different types. Know more about Essexite Texture and Marble Texture. Types of Essexite are Not Available whereas the types of Marble are Breccia Marble, Carrara Marble, Calacatta marble, Cultured Marble, Polished Marble, Honed Marble, Sand Marble.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. Essexite was not used to create pictographs whereas Marble 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. Essexite was not used to create petroglyphs whereas Marble was used to create petroglyphs.