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Pegmatite and Porphyry Types and Facts

Types

Types

Features

Monuments

Famous Monuments

Sculpture

Famous Sculptures

Pictographs

Petroglyphs

Figurines

Fossils

 
Granite Pegmatite, Gabbro Pegmatite and Diorite Pegmatite
Generally rough to touch, Is one of the oldest rock, Source of corundum, tourmalines, beryls and topaz
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Rhomb Porphyry
Generally rough to touch, Is one of the oldest rock, Surfaces are often shiny
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Types of Pegmatite and Porphyry

Some rocks according to their use or texture are classified into different types. Know more about Pegmatite Texture and Porphyry Texture. The types of Pegmatite and Porphyry 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. Pegmatite and Porphyry 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. Pegmatite and Porphyry were for creating petroglyphs.