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Slate and Siltstone Types and Facts

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Types

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Features

Monuments

Famous Monuments

Sculpture

Famous Sculptures

Pictographs

Petroglyphs

Figurines

Fossils

 
Phyllite, Schist, and Slate
Easily splits into thin plates, Surfaces are often shiny, Very fine grained rock
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Siltstone
Available in Lots of Colors and Patterns, Easily splits into thin plates, Generally rough to touch, High silica content, Very fine grained rock
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Types of Slate and Siltstone

Some rocks according to their use or texture are classified into different types. Know more about Slate Texture and Siltstone Texture. The types of Slate and Siltstone are .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 Siltstone 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 Siltstone were for creating petroglyphs.