Shonkinite and Slate Types and Facts

Shonkinite

Slate

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1 Types

1.1 Types

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1.2 Features

Available in Lots of Colors and Patterns, Is one of the oldest rock, Matrix variable

Easily splits into thin plates, Surfaces are often shiny, Very fine grained rock

1.3 Archaeological Significance

1.3.1 Monuments

Used

1.3.2 Famous Monuments

Data Not Available

1.3.3 Sculpture

Used

1.3.4 Famous Sculptures

Data Not Available

1.3.5 Pictographs

Used

1.3.6 Petroglyphs

Used

1.3.7 Figurines

Used

1.4 Fossils

Absent

Types of Shonkinite and Slate

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