Quartzite and Anthracite Types and Facts

Types of Quartzite and Anthracite

Some rocks according to their use or texture are classified into different types. Know more about Quartzite Texture and Anthracite Texture. Types of Quartzite are Orthoquartzite and Metaquartzite whereas the types of Anthracite are Semi-anthracite and Meta-anthracite.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. Quartzite and Anthracite 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. Quartzite and Anthracite were for creating petroglyphs.