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Shale and Arkose Types and Facts

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Red Shale, Black Shale, Green Shale, Grey Shale and Yellow Shale
Easily splits into thin plates, Generally rough to touch, Very fine grained rock
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Jantar Mantar in India
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Arkose
Available in Lots of Colors and Patterns, Generally rough to touch, Is one of the oldest rock
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Types of Shale and Arkose

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