Porphyry and Tuff Types and Facts
Types
Rhomb Porphyry
  
Welded tuff, Rhyolitic tuff, Basaltic tuff, Trachyte tuff, Andesitic tuff and Ignimbrite.
  
Features
Generally rough to touch, Is one of the oldest rock, Surfaces are often shiny
  
Always found as volcanic pipes over deep continental crust
  
Archaeological Significance
  
  
Monuments
Used
  
Used
  
Famous Monuments
Data Not Available
  
Easter Island in the Polynesian Triangle, Pacific Ocean
  
Sculpture
Used
  
Used
  
Famous Sculptures
Data Not Available
  
Data Not Available
  
Pictographs
Not Used
  
Used
  
Petroglyphs
Not Used
  
Used
  
Figurines
Used
  
Used
  
Fossils
Absent
  
Absent
  
Types of Porphyry and Tuff
Some rocks according to their use or texture are classified into different types. Know more about Porphyry Texture and Tuff Texture. Types of Porphyry are Rhomb Porphyry whereas the types of Tuff are Welded tuff, Rhyolitic tuff, Basaltic tuff, Trachyte tuff, Andesitic tuff and Ignimbrite..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. Porphyry was not used to create pictographs whereas Tuff 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. Porphyry was not used to create petroglyphs whereas Tuff was used to create petroglyphs.