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Gabbro and Felsite Types and Facts


Felsite and Gabbro Types and Facts


Types

Types
Not Available   
Not Available   

Features
Smooth to touch   
Available in Lots of Colors and Patterns, Clasts are smooth to touch, Splintery, Very fine grained rock   

Archaeological Significance
  
  

Monuments
Used   
Not Yet Used   

Famous Monuments
Data Not Available   
Not Applicable   

Sculpture
Used   
Not Yet Used   

Famous Sculptures
Data Not Available   
Not Applicable   

Pictographs
Not Used   
Used   

Petroglyphs
Not Used   
Used   

Figurines
Used   
Not Yet Used   

Fossils
Absent   
Absent   

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Types of Gabbro and Felsite

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

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