Schist and Peridotite Types and Facts

Schist

Peridotite

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Types

Features

Monuments

Famous Monuments

Sculpture

Famous Sculptures

Pictographs

Petroglyphs

Figurines

Fossils

Mica Schists, Calc-Silicate Schists, Graphite Schists, Blueschists, Whiteschists, Greenschists, Hornblende Schist, Talc Schist, Chlorite Schist, Garnet Schist, Glaucophane schist.

Easily splits into thin plates, Smooth to touch

Absent

Dunite, Wehrlite, Harzburgite, Lherzolite and Pyrolite

Constitutes upper part of the Earth's mantle, Generally rough to touch, Host rock for Diamond, Is one of the oldest rock

Absent

Types of Schist and Peridotite

Some rocks according to their use or texture are classified into different types. Know more about Schist Texture and Peridotite Texture. The types of Schist and Peridotite are .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. Schist and Peridotite 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. Schist and Peridotite were for creating petroglyphs.