Flint and Talc carbonate Types and Facts

Flint

Talc carbonate

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1 Types

1.1 Types

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1.2 Features

Clasts are smooth to touch, Easily splits into thin plates, Has High structural resistance against erosion and climate

Easily splits into thin plates, Generally rough to touch, Host Rock for Lead

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

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Used

1.3.6 Petroglyphs

Not Used

1.3.7 Figurines

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Used

1.4 Fossils

Present

Absent

Types of Flint and Talc carbonate

Some rocks according to their use or texture are classified into different types. Know more about Flint Texture and Talc carbonate Texture. The types of Flint and Talc carbonate 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. Flint was not used to create pictographs whereas Talc carbonate is 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. Flint and Talc carbonate were not used for creating petroglyphs.