Mudstone and Oil shale Types and Facts

Mudstone

Oil shale

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1 Types

1.1 Types

Marl, Shale and Argillite

Carbonate-rich Shale, Siliceous Shale and Cannel Shale

1.2 Features

Available in Lots of Colors and Patterns, Smooth to touch, Very fine grained rock

Easily splits into thin plates, Generally rough to touch, Is one of the oldest rock, Very fine grained rock

1.3 Archaeological Significance

1.3.1 Monuments

Not Yet Used

1.3.2 Famous Monuments

Not Applicable

1.3.3 Sculpture

Used

Not Yet Used

1.3.4 Famous Sculptures

Data Not Available

Not Applicable

1.3.5 Pictographs

Used

Not Used

1.3.6 Petroglyphs

Used

Not Used

1.3.7 Figurines

Used

Not Yet Used

1.4 Fossils

Present

Types of Mudstone and Oil shale

Some rocks according to their use or texture are classified into different types. Know more about Mudstone Texture and Oil shale Texture. Types of Mudstone are Marl, Shale and Argillite whereas the types of Oil shale are Carbonate-rich Shale, Siliceous Shale and Cannel Shale.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 Oil shale 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 Oil shale was not used to create petroglyphs.