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Oolite and Jasperoid Types and Facts


Jasperoid and Oolite Types and Facts


Types

Types
Pisolitic Oolite and Oncolitic Oolite  
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Features
Available in lots of colors, Generally rough to touch, Very fine grained rock  
Host Rock for Lead, Traps for subsurface fluids like Oil and Natural Gas., Zinc and Copper Deposits  

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 Oolite and Jasperoid

Some rocks according to their use or texture are classified into different types. Know more about Oolite Texture and Jasperoid Texture. Types of Oolite are Pisolitic Oolite and Oncolitic Oolite whereas the types of Jasperoid are -.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. Oolite and Jasperoid 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. Oolite and Jasperoid were for creating petroglyphs.

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