Hornblendite and Diabase Types and Facts

Hornblendite

Diabase

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1 Types

1.1 Types

Hornblende Gabbro and Hornblende Peridotite

Not Available

1.2 Features

Clasts are smooth to touch, Matrix variable, Surfaces are often shiny

Smooth to touch

1.3 Archaeological Significance

1.3.1 Monuments

Not Yet Used

Used

1.3.2 Famous Monuments

Not Applicable

Stonehenge in English county of Wiltshire

1.3.3 Sculpture

Used

1.3.4 Famous Sculptures

Data Not Available

1.3.5 Pictographs

Not Used

1.3.6 Petroglyphs

Not Used

1.3.7 Figurines

Used

1.4 Fossils

Absent

Types of Hornblendite and Diabase

Some rocks according to their use or texture are classified into different types. Know more about Hornblendite Texture and Diabase Texture. Types of Hornblendite are Hornblende Gabbro and Hornblende Peridotite whereas the types of Diabase 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. Hornblendite and Diabase were not 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. Hornblendite and Diabase were not used for creating petroglyphs.