Shale and Monzogranite Types and Facts
Types
Red Shale, Black Shale, Green Shale, Grey Shale and Yellow Shale
Muscovite-Biotite-Metagranite, Muscovite-Metagranite, Schollen-Metagranite and Biotite-Metagranite
Features
Easily splits into thin plates, Generally rough to touch, Very fine grained rock
Available in Lots of Colors and Patterns, It is One of the Oldest, Strongest and Hardest Rock
Archaeological Significance
Famous Monuments
Jantar Mantar in India
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Famous Sculptures
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Pictographs
Used
Not Used
Petroglyphs
Used
Not Used
Types of Shale and Monzogranite
Some rocks according to their use or texture are classified into different types. Know more about Shale Texture and Monzogranite Texture. Types of Shale are Red Shale, Black Shale, Green Shale, Grey Shale and Yellow Shale whereas the types of Monzogranite are Muscovite-Biotite-Metagranite, Muscovite-Metagranite, Schollen-Metagranite and Biotite-Metagranite.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 was used to create pictographs whereas Monzogranite 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. Shale was used to create petroglyphs whereas Monzogranite was not used to create petroglyphs.