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Oil shale

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Oil shale and Sovite Types and Facts

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Types

Types

Carbonate-rich Shale, Siliceous Shale and Cannel Shale
Carbonatite

Features

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

Archaeological Significance

Monuments

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Famous Monuments

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Sculpture

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Famous Sculptures

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Pictographs

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Petroglyphs

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Figurines

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Fossils

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Types of Oil shale and Sovite

Some rocks according to their use or texture are classified into different types. Know more about Oil shale Texture and Sovite Texture. Types of Oil shale are Carbonate-rich Shale, Siliceous Shale and Cannel Shale whereas the types of Sovite are Carbonatite.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 Sovite 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. Oil shale and Sovite were for creating petroglyphs.