Scoria and Teschenite Types and Facts
Types
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Features
Available in Lots of Colors and Patterns, Generally rough to touch, Surfaces are often shiny
Smooth to touch
Archaeological Significance
Famous Monuments
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Famous Sculptures
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Pictographs
Used
Not Used
Petroglyphs
Used
Not Used
Types of Scoria and Teschenite
Some rocks according to their use or texture are classified into different types. Know more about Scoria Texture and Teschenite Texture. The types of Scoria and Teschenite 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. Scoria was used to create pictographs whereas Teschenite 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 Teschenite was not used to create petroglyphs.