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Norite and Syenite Types and Facts

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1 Types
1.1 Types
Not Available
Shonkinite
1.2 Features
Smooth to touch
Available in Lots of Colors and Patterns, Is one of the oldest rock, Matrix variable
1.3 Archaeological Significance
1.3.1 Monuments
Used
Used
1.3.2 Famous Monuments
Data Not Available
Data Not Available
1.3.3 Sculpture
Used
Used
1.3.4 Famous Sculptures
Data Not Available
Data Not Available
1.3.5 Pictographs
Not Used
Used
1.3.6 Petroglyphs
Not Used
Used
1.3.7 Figurines
Used
Used
1.4 Fossils
Absent
Absent

Types of Norite and Syenite

Some rocks according to their use or texture are classified into different types. Know more about Norite Texture and Syenite Texture. Types of Norite are Not Available 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. Norite 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. Norite was not used to create petroglyphs whereas Syenite was used to create petroglyphs.