Pyroxenite and Boninite Types and Facts

Pyroxenite

Boninite

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Types

Clinopyroxenites, Orthopyroxenites and Websterites

Not Available

Features

Generally rough to touch, Host rock for Diamond, Is one of the oldest rock

Available in Lots of Colors and Patterns, High Mg content, Is one of the oldest rock

Archaeological Significance

Monuments

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Famous Monuments

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Sculpture

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Famous Sculptures

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Pictographs

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Petroglyphs

Not Used

Figurines

Not Yet Used

Fossils

Absent

Types of Pyroxenite and Boninite

Some rocks according to their use or texture are classified into different types. Know more about Pyroxenite Texture and Boninite Texture. Types of Pyroxenite are Clinopyroxenites, Orthopyroxenites and Websterites whereas the types of Boninite are Not Available.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. Pyroxenite and Boninite were not used 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. Pyroxenite and Boninite were not used for creating petroglyphs.