Nephelinite and Syenite Types and Facts
Types
Peralkaline Nephelinite
  
Shonkinite
  
Features
Host Rock for Lead
  
Available in Lots of Colors and Patterns, Is one of the oldest rock, Matrix variable
  
Archaeological Significance
  
  
Monuments
Used
  
Used
  
Famous Monuments
Data Not Available
  
Data Not Available
  
Sculpture
Used
  
Used
  
Famous Sculptures
Data Not Available
  
Data Not Available
  
Pictographs
Not Used
  
Used
  
Petroglyphs
Not Used
  
Used
  
Figurines
Used
  
Used
  
Fossils
Absent
  
Absent
  
Types of Nephelinite and Syenite
Some rocks according to their use or texture are classified into different types. Know more about Nephelinite Texture and Syenite Texture. Types of Nephelinite are Peralkaline Nephelinite whereas the types of Syenite are Shonkinite.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. Nephelinite was not used to create pictographs whereas Syenite is 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. Nephelinite was not used to create petroglyphs whereas Syenite was used to create petroglyphs.