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Phyllite and Mylonite Types and Facts

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Types

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Features

Monuments

Famous Monuments

Sculpture

Famous Sculptures

Pictographs

Petroglyphs

Figurines

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Phyllite
Easily splits into thin plates, Is one of the oldest rock, Surfaces are often shiny
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Blastomylonites, Ultramylonites and Phyllonites
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Types of Phyllite and Mylonite

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