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Felsite and Theralite Types and Facts

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1 Types
1.1 Types
Not Available
Teschenite and Essexite
1.2 Features
Available in Lots of Colors and Patterns, Clasts are smooth to touch, Splintery, Very fine grained rock
Smooth to touch
1.3 Archaeological Significance
1.3.1 Monuments
Not Yet Used
Used
1.3.2 Famous Monuments
Not Applicable
Data Not Available
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
Absent

Types of Felsite and Theralite

Some rocks according to their use or texture are classified into different types. Know more about Felsite Texture and Theralite Texture. Types of Felsite are Not Available whereas the types of Theralite are Teschenite and Essexite.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 Theralite 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 Theralite was not used to create petroglyphs.