Metapelite and Diabase Types and Facts

Metapelite

Diabase

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1 Types

1.1 Types

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1.2 Features

Easily splits into thin plates, It is One of the Oldest, Strongest and Hardest Rock

Smooth to touch

1.3 Archaeological Significance

1.3.1 Monuments

Not Yet Used

Used

1.3.2 Famous Monuments

Not Applicable

Stonehenge in English county of Wiltshire

1.3.3 Sculpture

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Used

1.3.4 Famous Sculptures

Not Applicable

Data Not Available

1.3.5 Pictographs

Used

Not Used

1.3.6 Petroglyphs

Used

Not Used

1.3.7 Figurines

Not Yet Used

Used

1.4 Fossils

Absent

Types of Metapelite and Diabase

Some rocks according to their use or texture are classified into different types. Know more about Metapelite Texture and Diabase Texture. The types of Metapelite and Diabase 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. Metapelite was used to create pictographs whereas Diabase 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. Metapelite was used to create petroglyphs whereas Diabase was not used to create petroglyphs.