Oil shale and Diabase Types and Facts

Oil shale

Diabase

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1 Types

1.1 Types

Carbonate-rich Shale, Siliceous Shale and Cannel Shale

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1.2 Features

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

Smooth to touch

1.3 Archaeological Significance

1.3.1 Monuments

Not Yet Used

Used

1.3.2 Famous Monuments

Not Applicable

Stonehenge in English county of Wiltshire

1.3.3 Sculpture

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Used

1.3.4 Famous Sculptures

Not Applicable

Data Not Available

1.3.5 Pictographs

Not Used

1.3.6 Petroglyphs

Not Used

1.3.7 Figurines

Not Yet Used

Used

1.4 Fossils

Present

Absent

Types of Oil shale and Diabase

Some rocks according to their use or texture are classified into different types. Know more about Oil shale Texture and Diabase Texture. Types of Oil shale are Carbonate-rich Shale, Siliceous Shale and Cannel Shale whereas the types of Diabase are Not Available.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. Oil shale and Diabase were not used 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. Oil shale and Diabase were not used for creating petroglyphs.