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Metapelite and Felsite Types and Facts

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
Available in Lots of Colors and Patterns, Clasts are smooth to touch, Splintery, Very fine grained rock
1.3 Archaeological Significance
1.3.1 Monuments
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Not Yet Used
1.3.2 Famous Monuments
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Not Applicable
1.3.3 Sculpture
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1.3.4 Famous Sculptures
Not Applicable
Not Applicable
1.3.5 Pictographs
Used
Used
1.3.6 Petroglyphs
Used
Used
1.3.7 Figurines
Not Yet Used
Not Yet Used
1.4 Fossils
Absent
Absent

Types of Metapelite and Felsite

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