Quartzite and Talc carbonate Types and Facts

Quartzite

Talc carbonate

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1 Types

1.1 Types

Not Available

1.2 Features

Generally rough to touch, Is one of the oldest rock

Easily splits into thin plates, Generally rough to touch, Host Rock for Lead

1.3 Archaeological Significance

1.3.1 Monuments

Used

1.3.2 Famous Monuments

Data Not Available

1.3.3 Sculpture

Used

1.3.4 Famous Sculptures

Data Not Available

1.3.5 Pictographs

Not Used

Used

1.3.6 Petroglyphs

Not Used

1.3.7 Figurines

Used

1.4 Fossils

Absent

Types of Quartzite and Talc carbonate

Some rocks according to their use or texture are classified into different types. Know more about Quartzite Texture and Talc carbonate Texture. The types of Quartzite and Talc carbonate 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. Quartzite was not used to create pictographs whereas Talc carbonate 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. Quartzite and Talc carbonate were not used for creating petroglyphs.