Slate and Kimberlite Types and Facts

Slate

Kimberlite

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Types

Phyllite, Schist, and Slate

Basaltic Kimberlites and Micaceous Kimberlites

Features

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

Always found as volcanic pipes over deep continental crust, Host rock for Diamond, Is one of the oldest rock, Surfaces are often shiny

Archaeological Significance

Monuments

Famous Monuments

Sculpture

Famous Sculptures

Pictographs

Petroglyphs

Figurines

Fossils

Absent

Types of Slate and Kimberlite

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