Laterite and Travertine Types and Facts

Laterite

Travertine

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Types

Features

Monuments

Famous Monuments

Sculpture

Famous Sculptures

Pictographs

Petroglyphs

Figurines

Fossils

Laterite

Is one of the oldest rock, Very fine grained rock

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Thermal Travertine and Tufa

Stalactites and stalagmites are formed from this rock, Surfaces are often shiny, Very fine grained rock

Colosseum in Rome, Italy, Sacré Coeur in Paris, France, Trevi Fountain in Rome, Italy

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Types of Laterite and Travertine

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