Shonkinite and Oil shale Types and Facts
Types
Not Available
  
Carbonate-rich Shale, Siliceous Shale and Cannel Shale
  
Features
Available in Lots of Colors and Patterns, Is one of the oldest rock, Matrix variable
  
Easily splits into thin plates, Generally rough to touch, Is one of the oldest rock, Very fine grained rock
  
Archaeological Significance
  
  
Monuments
Used
  
Not Yet Used
  
Famous Monuments
Data Not Available
  
Not Applicable
  
Sculpture
Used
  
Not Yet Used
  
Famous Sculptures
Data Not Available
  
Not Applicable
  
Pictographs
Used
  
Not Used
  
Petroglyphs
Used
  
Not Used
  
Figurines
Used
  
Not Yet Used
  
Fossils
Absent
  
Present
  
Types of Shonkinite and Oil shale
Some rocks according to their use or texture are classified into different types. Know more about Shonkinite Texture and Oil shale Texture. Types of Shonkinite are Not Available whereas the types of Oil shale are Carbonate-rich Shale, Siliceous Shale and Cannel Shale.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. Shonkinite was used to create pictographs whereas Oil shale 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. Shonkinite was used to create petroglyphs whereas Oil shale was not used to create petroglyphs.