Icelandite and Appinite Types and Facts

Types of Icelandite and Appinite

Some rocks according to their use or texture are classified into different types. Know more about Icelandite Texture and Appinite Texture. The types of Icelandite and Appinite 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. Icelandite was not used to create pictographs whereas Appinite 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. Icelandite was not used to create petroglyphs whereas Appinite was used to create petroglyphs.