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Slate and Pseudotachylite Types and Facts

Types

Types

Phyllite, Schist, and Slate
Cataclastic rock

Features

Easily splits into thin plates, Surfaces are often shiny, Very fine grained rock
Host Rock for Lead

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 Pseudotachylite

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