Slate and Anthracite Types and Facts

Slate

Anthracite

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1 Types

1.1 Types

Not Available

Semi-anthracite and Meta-anthracite

1.2 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

1.3 Archaeological Significance

1.3.1 Monuments

Used

Not Yet Used

1.3.2 Famous Monuments

Data Not Available

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

1.3.6 Petroglyphs

Used

1.3.7 Figurines

Used

Not Yet Used

1.4 Fossils

Absent

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 Not Available 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 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. Slate and Anthracite were used for creating petroglyphs.