Metapelite and Skarn Types and Facts

Metapelite

Skarn

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1 Types

1.1 Types

Not Available

Endoskarns

1.2 Features

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

Host Rock for Lead, Zinc and Copper Deposits

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

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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

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Used

1.4 Fossils

Absent

Types of Metapelite and Skarn

Some rocks according to their use or texture are classified into different types. Know more about Metapelite Texture and Skarn Texture. Types of Metapelite are Not Available whereas the types of Skarn are Endoskarns.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 Skarn 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 Skarn was not used to create petroglyphs.