Scoria and Larvikite Types and Facts
Types
Not Available
Quartz Monzonite, Syenite and Diorite
Features
Available in Lots of Colors and Patterns, Generally rough to touch, Surfaces are often shiny
Available in lots of colors, Is one of the oldest rock
Archaeological Significance
Famous Monuments
Data Not Available
Data Not Available
Famous Sculptures
Data Not Available
Data Not Available
Pictographs
Used
Not Used
Petroglyphs
Used
Not Used
Types of Scoria and Larvikite
Some rocks according to their use or texture are classified into different types. Know more about Scoria Texture and Larvikite Texture. Types of Scoria are Not Available whereas the types of Larvikite are Quartz Monzonite, Syenite and Diorite.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. Scoria was used to create pictographs whereas Larvikite is not 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. Scoria was used to create petroglyphs whereas Larvikite was not used to create petroglyphs.