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Larvikite and Monzogranite Types and Facts


Monzogranite and Larvikite Types and Facts


Types

Types
Quartz Monzonite, Syenite and Diorite   
Muscovite-Biotite-Metagranite, Muscovite-Metagranite, Schollen-Metagranite and Biotite-Metagranite   

Features
Available in lots of colors, Is one of the oldest rock   
Available in Lots of Colors and Patterns, It is One of the Oldest, Strongest and Hardest Rock   

Archaeological Significance
  
  

Monuments
Used   
Used   

Famous Monuments
Data Not Available   
Data Not Available   

Sculpture
Used   
Used   

Famous Sculptures
Data Not Available   
Data Not Available   

Pictographs
Not Used   
Not Used   

Petroglyphs
Not Used   
Not Used   

Figurines
Used   
Used   

Fossils
Absent   
Absent   

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Types of Larvikite and Monzogranite

Some rocks according to their use or texture are classified into different types. Know more about Larvikite Texture and Monzogranite Texture. Types of Larvikite are Quartz Monzonite, Syenite and Diorite whereas the types of Monzogranite are Muscovite-Biotite-Metagranite, Muscovite-Metagranite, Schollen-Metagranite and Biotite-Metagranite.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. Larvikite and Monzogranite 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. Larvikite and Monzogranite were not used for creating petroglyphs.

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