Mudstone and Breccia Types and Facts
Types
Marl, Shale and Argillite
  
Collapse Breccia, Fault Breccia, Flow Breccia, Pyroclastic Breccia, Igneous Breccia and Impact Breccia
  
Features
Available in Lots of Colors and Patterns, Smooth to touch, Very fine grained rock
  
Available in Lots of Colors and Patterns, Clasts are smooth to touch
  
Archaeological Significance
  
  
Monuments
Not Yet Used
  
Not Yet Used
  
Famous Monuments
Not Applicable
  
Not Applicable
  
Sculpture
Used
  
Used
  
Famous Sculptures
Data Not Available
  
Data Not Available
  
Pictographs
Used
  
Not Used
  
Petroglyphs
Used
  
Not Used
  
Figurines
Used
  
Used
  
Fossils
Present
  
Present
  
Types of Mudstone and Breccia
Some rocks according to their use or texture are classified into different types. Know more about Mudstone Texture and Breccia Texture. Types of Mudstone are Marl, Shale and Argillite whereas the types of Breccia are Collapse Breccia, Fault Breccia, Flow Breccia, Pyroclastic Breccia, Igneous Breccia and Impact Breccia.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. Mudstone was used to create pictographs whereas Breccia 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. Mudstone was used to create petroglyphs whereas Breccia was not used to create petroglyphs.