Kimberlite and Epidosite Types and Facts

Kimberlite

Epidosite

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Types

Features

Monuments

Famous Monuments

Sculpture

Famous Sculptures

Pictographs

Petroglyphs

Figurines

Fossils

Basaltic Kimberlites and Micaceous Kimberlites

Always found as volcanic pipes over deep continental crust, Host rock for Diamond, Is one of the oldest rock, Surfaces are often shiny

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Alkaline Basalt, Boninite, High Alumina Basalt, Mid Ocean Ridge Basalt (MORB), Tholeiitic Basalt, Basaltic trachyandesite, Mugearite and Shoshonite

Has High structural resistance against erosion and climate, Very fine grained rock

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Types of Kimberlite and Epidosite

Some rocks according to their use or texture are classified into different types. Know more about Kimberlite Texture and Epidosite Texture. The types of Kimberlite and Epidosite are .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. Kimberlite and Epidosite 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. Kimberlite and Epidosite were for creating petroglyphs.