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Pyroxenite and Metapelite Types and Facts

1 Types
1.1 Types
Clinopyroxenites, Orthopyroxenites and Websterites
Not Available
1.2 Features
Generally rough to touch, Host rock for Diamond, Is one of the oldest rock
Easily splits into thin plates, It is One of the Oldest, Strongest and Hardest Rock
1.3 Archaeological Significance
1.3.1 Monuments
Not Yet Used
Not Yet Used
1.3.2 Famous Monuments
Not Applicable
Not Applicable
1.3.3 Sculpture
Not Yet Used
Not Yet Used
1.3.4 Famous Sculptures
Not Applicable
Not Applicable
1.3.5 Pictographs
Not Used
Used
1.3.6 Petroglyphs
Not Used
Used
1.3.7 Figurines
Not Yet Used
Not Yet Used
1.4 Fossils
Absent
Absent

Types of Pyroxenite and Metapelite

Some rocks according to their use or texture are classified into different types. Know more about Pyroxenite Texture and Metapelite Texture. Types of Pyroxenite are Clinopyroxenites, Orthopyroxenites and Websterites whereas the types of Metapelite 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 was not used to create pictographs whereas Metapelite 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. Pyroxenite was not used to create petroglyphs whereas Metapelite was used to create petroglyphs.