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Jasperoid and Flint Types and Facts

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Types

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Chert and Jasper

Features

Host Rock for Lead, Traps for subsurface fluids like Oil and Natural Gas., Zinc and Copper Deposits
Clasts are smooth to touch, Easily splits into thin plates, Has High structural resistance against erosion and climate

Archaeological Significance

Monuments

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Famous Monuments

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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 Jasperoid and Flint

Some rocks according to their use or texture are classified into different types. Know more about Jasperoid Texture and Flint Texture. Types of Jasperoid are - whereas the types of Flint are Chert and Jasper.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. Jasperoid and Flint 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. Jasperoid and Flint were for creating petroglyphs.