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Hornfels and Tuff Types and Facts

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Types

Types

Biotite hornfels
Welded tuff, Rhyolitic tuff, Basaltic tuff, Trachyte tuff, Andesitic tuff and Ignimbrite.

Features

Smooth to touch
Always found as volcanic pipes over deep continental crust

Archaeological Significance

Monuments

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Famous Monuments

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Easter Island in the Polynesian Triangle, Pacific Ocean

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 Hornfels and Tuff

Some rocks according to their use or texture are classified into different types. Know more about Hornfels Texture and Tuff Texture. Types of Hornfels are Biotite hornfels whereas the types of Tuff are Welded tuff, Rhyolitic tuff, Basaltic tuff, Trachyte tuff, Andesitic tuff and Ignimbrite..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. Hornfels and Tuff 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. Hornfels and Tuff were for creating petroglyphs.