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Gabbro and Slate Types and Facts

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Anorthosite Gabbro and Norite Gabbro
Smooth to touch
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Phyllite, Schist, and Slate
Easily splits into thin plates, Surfaces are often shiny, Very fine grained rock
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Types of Gabbro and Slate

Some rocks according to their use or texture are classified into different types. Know more about Gabbro Texture and Slate Texture. The types of Gabbro and Slate are .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 and Slate were 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. Gabbro and Slate were for creating petroglyphs.