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Migmatite and Tuff Types and Facts


Tuff and Migmatite Types and Facts


Types

Types
Diatexites and Metatexites  
Welded tuff, Rhyolitic tuff, Basaltic tuff, Trachyte tuff, Andesitic tuff and Ignimbrite.  

Features
Generally rough to touch, Is one of the oldest rock  
Always found as volcanic pipes over deep continental crust  

Archaeological Significance
  
  

Monuments
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Famous Monuments
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Easter Island in the Polynesian Triangle, Pacific Ocean  

Sculpture
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Famous Sculptures
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Pictographs
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Petroglyphs
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Figurines
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Fossils
Absent  
Absent  

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Types of Migmatite and Tuff

Some rocks according to their use or texture are classified into different types. Know more about Migmatite Texture and Tuff Texture. Types of Migmatite are Diatexites and Metatexites whereas the types of Tuff are Welded tuff, Rhyolitic tuff, Basaltic tuff, Trachyte tuff, Andesitic tuff and Ignimbrite..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. Migmatite and Tuff 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. Migmatite and Tuff were for creating petroglyphs.

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