Gritstone and Suevite Types and Facts
Types
Not Available
  
Phyllosilicates, Calcite
  
Features
Available in Lots of Colors and Patterns, Generally rough to touch, Very fine grained rock
  
Host Rock for Lead
  
Archaeological Significance
  
  
Monuments
Used
  
Used
  
Famous Monuments
Data Not Available
  
Data Not Available
  
Sculpture
Used
  
Used
  
Famous Sculptures
Data Not Available
  
Data Not Available
  
Pictographs
Not Used
  
Used
  
Petroglyphs
Not Used
  
Used
  
Figurines
Used
  
Used
  
Fossils
Present
  
Absent
  
Types of Gritstone and Suevite
Some rocks according to their use or texture are classified into different types. Know more about Gritstone Texture and Suevite Texture. Types of Gritstone are Not Available whereas the types of Suevite are Phyllosilicates, Calcite.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. Gritstone was not used to create pictographs whereas Suevite 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. Gritstone was not used to create petroglyphs whereas Suevite was used to create petroglyphs.