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Slate and Mylonite Types and Facts

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Types

Types

Phyllite, Schist, and Slate
Blastomylonites, Ultramylonites and Phyllonites

Features

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

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 Mylonite

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