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Pantellerite and Gossan Types and Facts

1 Types
1.1 Types
Pantelleritic Ignimbrite
Translocated gossan and Leakage gossan
1.2 Features
High Fe content
Clasts are smooth to touch, Easily splits into thin plates
1.3 Archaeological Significance
1.3.1 Monuments
Not Yet Used
Not Yet Used
1.3.2 Famous Monuments
Not Applicable
Not Applicable
1.3.3 Sculpture
Not Yet Used
Not Yet Used
1.3.4 Famous Sculptures
Not Applicable
Not Applicable
1.3.5 Pictographs
Not Used
Used
1.3.6 Petroglyphs
Not Used
Used
1.3.7 Figurines
Not Yet Used
Not Yet Used
1.4 Fossils
Absent
Absent

Types of Pantellerite and Gossan

Some rocks according to their use or texture are classified into different types. Know more about Pantellerite Texture and Gossan Texture. Types of Pantellerite are Pantelleritic Ignimbrite whereas the types of Gossan are Translocated gossan and Leakage gossan.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. Pantellerite was not used to create pictographs whereas Gossan 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. Pantellerite was not used to create petroglyphs whereas Gossan was used to create petroglyphs.