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Felsite and Pumice Types and Facts

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1 Types
1.1 Types
Not Available
Scoria
1.2 Features
Available in Lots of Colors and Patterns, Clasts are smooth to touch, Splintery, Very fine grained rock
Host Rock for Lead
1.3 Archaeological Significance
1.3.1 Monuments
Not Yet Used
Not Yet Used
1.3.2 Famous Monuments
Not Applicable
Not Applicable
1.3.3 Sculpture
Not Yet Used
Not Yet Used
1.3.4 Famous Sculptures
Not Applicable
Not Applicable
1.3.5 Pictographs
Used
Used
1.3.6 Petroglyphs
Used
Used
1.3.7 Figurines
Not Yet Used
Not Yet Used
1.4 Fossils
Absent
Absent

Types of Felsite and Pumice

Some rocks according to their use or texture are classified into different types. Know more about Felsite Texture and Pumice Texture. Types of Felsite are Not Available whereas the types of Pumice are Scoria.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 Pumice 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 Pumice were used for creating petroglyphs.