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Slate and Dolomite Types and Facts

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Types

Types

Phyllite, Schist, and Slate
Boninite and Jasperoid

Features

Easily splits into thin plates, Surfaces are often shiny, Very fine grained rock
Host Rock for Lead, Traps for subsurface fluids like Oil and Natural Gas., Zinc and Copper Deposits

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 Dolomite

Some rocks according to their use or texture are classified into different types. Know more about Slate Texture and Dolomite Texture. Types of Slate are Phyllite, Schist, and Slate whereas the types of Dolomite are Boninite and Jasperoid.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 Dolomite 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 Dolomite were for creating petroglyphs.