Phyllite and Oil shale Types and Facts

Phyllite

Oil shale

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1 Types

1.1 Types

Not Available

Carbonate-rich Shale, Siliceous Shale and Cannel Shale

1.2 Features

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

Easily splits into thin plates, Generally rough to touch, Is one of the oldest rock, Very fine grained rock

1.3 Archaeological Significance

1.3.1 Monuments

Not Yet Used

1.3.2 Famous Monuments

Not Applicable

1.3.3 Sculpture

Used

Not Yet Used

1.3.4 Famous Sculptures

Data Not Available

Not Applicable

1.3.5 Pictographs

Used

Not Used

1.3.6 Petroglyphs

Used

Not Used

1.3.7 Figurines

Used

Not Yet Used

1.4 Fossils

Absent

Present

Types of Phyllite and Oil shale

Some rocks according to their use or texture are classified into different types. Know more about Phyllite Texture and Oil shale Texture. Types of Phyllite are Not Available whereas the types of Oil shale are Carbonate-rich Shale, Siliceous Shale and Cannel Shale.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 Oil shale 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 Oil shale was not used to create petroglyphs.