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Norite and Peridotite Types and Facts

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Types

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Features

Monuments

Famous Monuments

Sculpture

Famous Sculptures

Pictographs

Petroglyphs

Figurines

Fossils

 
Ultramafic intrusive rock
Smooth to touch
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Dunite, Wehrlite, Harzburgite, Lherzolite and Pyrolite
Constitutes upper part of the Earth's mantle, Generally rough to touch, Host rock for Diamond, Is one of the oldest rock
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Types of Norite and Peridotite

Some rocks according to their use or texture are classified into different types. Know more about Norite Texture and Peridotite Texture. Types of Norite are Ultramafic intrusive rock whereas the types of Peridotite are Dunite, Wehrlite, Harzburgite, Lherzolite and Pyrolite.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 Peridotite 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 Peridotite were for creating petroglyphs.