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Latite and Andesite Types and Facts

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1 Types
1.1 Types
Rhomb porphyries
Icelandite
1.2 Features
Host Rock for Lead
Generally rough to touch, High silica content, Is one of the oldest rock
1.3 Archaeological Significance
1.3.1 Monuments
Used
Used
1.3.2 Famous Monuments
Data Not Available
Middle of the Earth in Ecuador
1.3.3 Sculpture
Used
Used
1.3.4 Famous Sculptures
Data Not Available
Data Not Available
1.3.5 Pictographs
Used
Not Used
1.3.6 Petroglyphs
Used
Not Used
1.3.7 Figurines
Used
Used
1.4 Fossils
Absent
Absent

Types of Latite and Andesite

Some rocks according to their use or texture are classified into different types. Know more about Latite Texture and Andesite Texture. Types of Latite are Rhomb porphyries whereas the types of Andesite are Icelandite.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. Latite was used to create pictographs whereas Andesite is not 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. Latite was used to create petroglyphs whereas Andesite was not used to create petroglyphs.