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Gossan and Dolomite Types and Facts

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Types

Types

Translocated gossan and Leakage gossan
Boninite and Jasperoid

Features

Clasts are smooth to touch, Easily splits into thin plates
Host Rock for Lead, Traps for subsurface fluids like Oil and Natural Gas., Zinc and Copper Deposits

Archaeological Significance

Monuments

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Famous Monuments

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Sculpture

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Famous Sculptures

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Pictographs

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Petroglyphs

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Figurines

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Fossils

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Types of Gossan and Dolomite

Some rocks according to their use or texture are classified into different types. Know more about Gossan Texture and Dolomite Texture. Types of Gossan are Translocated gossan and Leakage gossan whereas the types of Dolomite are Boninite and Jasperoid.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. Gossan and Dolomite 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. Gossan and Dolomite were for creating petroglyphs.