Felsite and Hyaloclastite Types and Facts

Felsite

Hyaloclastite

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1 Types

1.1 Types

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Welded tuff, Rhyolitic tuff, Basaltic tuff, Trachyte tuff and Andesitic tuff.

1.2 Features

Available in Lots of Colors and Patterns, Clasts are smooth to touch, Splintery, Very fine grained rock

Always found as volcanic pipes over deep continental crust

1.3 Archaeological Significance

1.3.1 Monuments

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Used

1.3.2 Famous Monuments

Not Applicable

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1.3.3 Sculpture

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Used

1.3.4 Famous Sculptures

Not Applicable

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1.3.5 Pictographs

Used

1.3.6 Petroglyphs

Used

1.3.7 Figurines

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Used

1.4 Fossils

Absent

Types of Felsite and Hyaloclastite

Some rocks according to their use or texture are classified into different types. Know more about Felsite Texture and Hyaloclastite Texture. Types of Felsite are Not Available whereas the types of Hyaloclastite are Welded tuff, Rhyolitic tuff, Basaltic tuff, Trachyte tuff and Andesitic tuff..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 Hyaloclastite 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. Felsite and Hyaloclastite were used for creating petroglyphs.