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Slate and Anthracite Types and Facts

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Types

Types

Phyllite, Schist, and Slate
Semi-anthracite and Meta-anthracite

Features

Easily splits into thin plates, Surfaces are often shiny, Very fine grained rock
Helps in production of Heat and Electricity, Used as fossil fuel

Archaeological Significance

Monuments

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Famous Monuments

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Sculpture

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Famous Sculptures

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Pictographs

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Petroglyphs

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Figurines

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Fossils

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Types of Slate and Anthracite

Some rocks according to their use or texture are classified into different types. Know more about Slate Texture and Anthracite Texture. Types of Slate are Phyllite, Schist, and Slate whereas the types of Anthracite are Semi-anthracite and Meta-anthracite.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. Slate and Anthracite 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. Slate and Anthracite were for creating petroglyphs.