Felsite and Tephrite Types and Facts

Felsite

Tephrite

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1 Types

1.1 Types

Not Available

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

1.3.2 Famous Monuments

Not Applicable

1.3.3 Sculpture

Not Yet Used

Used

1.3.4 Famous Sculptures

Not Applicable

Data Not Available

1.3.5 Pictographs

Used

Not Used

1.3.6 Petroglyphs

Used

Not Used

1.3.7 Figurines

Not Yet Used

Used

1.4 Fossils

Absent

Types of Felsite and Tephrite

Some rocks according to their use or texture are classified into different types. Know more about Felsite Texture and Tephrite Texture. The types of Felsite and Tephrite are Not Available.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 was used to create pictographs whereas Tephrite is not 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. Felsite was used to create petroglyphs whereas Tephrite was not used to create petroglyphs.