Oil shale and Rhomb Porphyry Types and Facts

Types of Oil shale and Rhomb Porphyry

Some rocks according to their use or texture are classified into different types. Know more about Oil shale Texture and Rhomb Porphyry Texture. Types of Oil shale are Carbonate-rich Shale, Siliceous Shale and Cannel Shale whereas the types of Rhomb Porphyry 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 was not used to create pictographs whereas Rhomb Porphyry 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. Oil shale was not used to create petroglyphs whereas Rhomb Porphyry was used to create petroglyphs.