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Pyroxenite and Charnockite Types and Facts

Types

Types

Clinopyroxenites, Orthopyroxenites and Websterites
Enderbite

Features

Generally rough to touch, Host rock for Diamond, Is one of the oldest rock
Available in Lots of Colors and Patterns, It is One of the Oldest, Strongest and Hardest 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

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Figurines

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Fossils

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Types of Pyroxenite and Charnockite

Some rocks according to their use or texture are classified into different types. Know more about Pyroxenite Texture and Charnockite Texture. Types of Pyroxenite are Clinopyroxenites, Orthopyroxenites and Websterites whereas the types of Charnockite are Enderbite.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 Charnockite 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. Pyroxenite and Charnockite were for creating petroglyphs.