Pyroxenite and Websterite Types and Facts

Pyroxenite

Websterite

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1 Types

1.1 Types

Clinopyroxenites, Orthopyroxenites and Websterites

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1.2 Features

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

Generally rough to touch, Is one of the oldest rock

1.3 Archaeological Significance

1.3.1 Monuments

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1.3.2 Famous Monuments

Not Applicable

Data Not Available

1.3.3 Sculpture

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1.3.4 Famous Sculptures

Not Applicable

Data Not Available

1.3.5 Pictographs

Not Used

1.3.6 Petroglyphs

Not Used

1.3.7 Figurines

Not Yet Used

1.4 Fossils

Absent

Types of Pyroxenite and Websterite

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