Lherzolite and Slate Types and Facts

Lherzolite

Slate

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1 Types

1.1 Types

Garnet Lherzolite

Not Available

1.2 Features

Host Rock for Lead

Easily splits into thin plates, Surfaces are often shiny, Very fine grained rock

1.3 Archaeological Significance

1.3.1 Monuments

Not Yet Used

Used

1.3.2 Famous Monuments

Not Applicable

Data Not Available

1.3.3 Sculpture

Used

1.3.4 Famous Sculptures

Data Not Available

1.3.5 Pictographs

Not Used

Used

1.3.6 Petroglyphs

Not Used

Used

1.3.7 Figurines

Used

1.4 Fossils

Absent

Types of Lherzolite and Slate

Some rocks according to their use or texture are classified into different types. Know more about Lherzolite Texture and Slate Texture. Types of Lherzolite are Garnet Lherzolite whereas the types of Slate are Not Available.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. Lherzolite was not used to create pictographs whereas Slate is 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. Lherzolite was not used to create petroglyphs whereas Slate was used to create petroglyphs.