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Felsite and Shale Types and Facts

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1 Types
1.1 Types
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Red Shale, Black Shale, Green Shale, Grey Shale and Yellow Shale
1.2 Features
Available in Lots of Colors and Patterns, Clasts are smooth to touch, Splintery, Very fine grained rock
Easily splits into thin plates, Generally rough to touch, Very fine grained rock
1.3 Archaeological Significance
1.3.1 Monuments
Not Yet Used
Used
1.3.2 Famous Monuments
Not Applicable
Jantar Mantar in India
1.3.3 Sculpture
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Used
1.3.4 Famous Sculptures
Not Applicable
Data Not Available
1.3.5 Pictographs
Used
Used
1.3.6 Petroglyphs
Used
Used
1.3.7 Figurines
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Used
1.4 Fossils
Absent
Present

Types of Felsite and Shale

Some rocks according to their use or texture are classified into different types. Know more about Felsite Texture and Shale Texture. Types of Felsite are Not Available whereas the types of Shale are Red Shale, Black Shale, Green Shale, Grey Shale and Yellow Shale.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 Shale 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 Shale were used for creating petroglyphs.