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Gossan and Soapstone Types and Facts

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1 Types
1.1 Types
Translocated gossan and Leakage gossan
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1.2 Features
Clasts are smooth to touch, Easily splits into thin plates
Host Rock for Lead
1.3 Archaeological Significance
1.3.1 Monuments
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Used
1.3.2 Famous Monuments
Not Applicable
Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro, Stonehenge in English county of Wiltshire
1.3.3 Sculpture
Not Yet Used
Used
1.3.4 Famous Sculptures
Not Applicable
Data Not Available
1.3.5 Pictographs
Used
Used
1.3.6 Petroglyphs
Used
Used
1.3.7 Figurines
Not Yet Used
Used
1.4 Fossils
Absent
Absent

Types of Gossan and Soapstone

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

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