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Norite and Laterite Types and Facts

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Types

Types

Features

Monuments

Famous Monuments

Sculpture

Famous Sculptures

Pictographs

Petroglyphs

Figurines

Fossils

 
Ultramafic intrusive rock
Smooth to touch
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Laterite
Is one of the oldest rock, Very fine grained rock
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Types of Norite and Laterite

Some rocks according to their use or texture are classified into different types. Know more about Norite Texture and Laterite Texture. The types of Norite and Laterite are .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. Norite and Laterite 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. Norite and Laterite were for creating petroglyphs.