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Felsite and Evaporite Types and Facts

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Types

Types

Features

Monuments

Famous Monuments

Sculpture

Famous Sculptures

Pictographs

Petroglyphs

Figurines

Fossils

 
Igneous rock
Available in Lots of Colors and Patterns, Clasts are smooth to touch, Splintery, Very fine grained rock
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Sedimentary rock
Generally rough to touch, Splintery, Veined
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Types of Felsite and Evaporite

Some rocks according to their use or texture are classified into different types. Know more about Felsite Texture and Evaporite Texture. Types of Felsite are Igneous rock whereas the types of Evaporite are Sedimentary 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. Felsite and Evaporite 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. Felsite and Evaporite were for creating petroglyphs.