Scoria and Peridotite Types and Facts

Scoria

Peridotite

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Types

Not Available

Dunite, Wehrlite, Harzburgite, Lherzolite and Pyrolite

Features

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

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

Archaeological Significance

Monuments

Used

Famous Monuments

Not Available

Sculpture

Used

Famous Sculptures

Not Available

Pictographs

Used

Petroglyphs

Used

Figurines

Used

Fossils

Absent

Types of Scoria and Peridotite

Some rocks according to their use or texture are classified into different types. Know more about Scoria Texture and Peridotite Texture. Types of Scoria are Not Available whereas the types of Peridotite are Dunite, Wehrlite, Harzburgite, Lherzolite and Pyrolite.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 and Peridotite were used 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. Scoria and Peridotite were used for creating petroglyphs.