Scoria and Lherzolite Types and Facts

Scoria

Lherzolite

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1 Types

1.1 Types

Not Available

Garnet Lherzolite

1.2 Features

Available in Lots of Colors and Patterns, Generally rough to touch, Surfaces are often shiny

Host Rock for Lead

1.3 Archaeological Significance

1.3.1 Monuments

Used

Not Yet Used

1.3.2 Famous Monuments

Data Not Available

Not Applicable

1.3.3 Sculpture

Used

1.3.4 Famous Sculptures

Data Not Available

1.3.5 Pictographs

Used

Not Used

1.3.6 Petroglyphs

Used

Not Used

1.3.7 Figurines

Used

1.4 Fossils

Absent

Types of Scoria and Lherzolite

Some rocks according to their use or texture are classified into different types. Know more about Scoria Texture and Lherzolite Texture. Types of Scoria are Not Available whereas the types of Lherzolite are Garnet Lherzolite.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 Lherzolite 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 Lherzolite was not used to create petroglyphs.