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Granulite and Schist Types and Facts

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Monuments

Famous Monuments

Sculpture

Famous Sculptures

Pictographs

Petroglyphs

Figurines

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Metamorphic rock
Clasts are smooth to touch
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Mica Schists, Calc-Silicate Schists, Graphite Schists, Blueschists, Whiteschists, Greenschists, Hornblende Schist, Talc Schist, Chlorite Schist, Garnet Schist, Glaucophane schist.
Easily splits into thin plates, Smooth to touch
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Types of Granulite and Schist

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