Shoshonite and Minette Types and Facts

Types of Shoshonite and Minette

Some rocks according to their use or texture are classified into different types. Know more about Shoshonite Texture and Minette Texture. Types of Shoshonite are Intermediate volcanic rock whereas the types of Minette are Minette, Alnoite, Camptonite, Monchiquite, Fourchite, Vogesite, Appinite and Spessartite.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. Shoshonite and Minette 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. Shoshonite and Minette were for creating petroglyphs.