Slate and Pegmatite Types and Facts

Slate

Pegmatite

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Types

Phyllite, Schist, and Slate

Granite Pegmatite, Gabbro Pegmatite and Diorite Pegmatite

Features

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

Generally rough to touch, Is one of the oldest rock, Source of corundum, tourmalines, beryls and topaz

Archaeological Significance

Monuments

Famous Monuments

Sculpture

Famous Sculptures

Pictographs

Petroglyphs

Figurines

Fossils

Absent

Types of Slate and Pegmatite

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