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Shale and Pantellerite Types and Facts

1 Types
1.1 Types
Red Shale, Black Shale, Green Shale, Grey Shale and Yellow Shale
Pantelleritic Ignimbrite
1.2 Features
Easily splits into thin plates, Generally rough to touch, Very fine grained rock
High Fe content
1.3 Archaeological Significance
1.3.1 Monuments
Used
Not Yet Used
1.3.2 Famous Monuments
Jantar Mantar in India
Not Applicable
1.3.3 Sculpture
Used
Not Yet Used
1.3.4 Famous Sculptures
Data Not Available
Not Applicable
1.3.5 Pictographs
Used
Not Used
1.3.6 Petroglyphs
Used
Not Used
1.3.7 Figurines
Used
Not Yet Used
1.4 Fossils
Present
Absent

Types of Shale and Pantellerite

Some rocks according to their use or texture are classified into different types. Know more about Shale Texture and Pantellerite Texture. Types of Shale are Red Shale, Black Shale, Green Shale, Grey Shale and Yellow Shale whereas the types of Pantellerite are Pantelleritic Ignimbrite.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 Pantellerite 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 Pantellerite was not used to create petroglyphs.