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Phyllite and Granulite Types and Facts

Types

Types

Not Available
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Features

Easily splits into thin plates, Is one of the oldest rock, Surfaces are often shiny
Clasts are smooth to touch

Archaeological Significance

Monuments

Not Yet Used
Used

Famous Monuments

Not Applicable
Not Available

Sculpture

Used
Used

Famous Sculptures

Not Available
Not Available

Pictographs

Used
Not Used

Petroglyphs

Used
Not Used

Figurines

Used
Used

Fossils

Absent
Absent

Types of Phyllite and Granulite

Some rocks according to their use or texture are classified into different types. Know more about Phyllite Texture and Granulite Texture. Types of Phyllite are Not Available whereas the types of Granulite 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. Phyllite was used to create pictographs whereas Granulite is not 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. Phyllite was used to create petroglyphs whereas Granulite was not used to create petroglyphs.