Marl and Gossan Types and Facts

Marl

Gossan

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Types

Features

Monuments

Famous Monuments

Sculpture

Famous Sculptures

Pictographs

Petroglyphs

Figurines

Fossils

Clay Marl ,Blue Marl, Red Marl, High Bank Marl, Shell Layer Marl, Under Shell Layer Marl, Sand Marl, Green Marl, Grey Marl and Clayey Marl

Generally rough to touch, Is one of the oldest rock, Splintery, Very fine grained rock

Present

Translocated gossan and Leakage gossan

Clasts are smooth to touch, Easily splits into thin plates

Absent

Types of Marl and Gossan

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