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Soapstone and Cataclasite Types and Facts

Types

Types

Not Available
Protocataclasite, Mesocataclasite, Ultracataclasite and Foliated cataclasite

Features

Host Rock for Lead
Easily splits into thin plates, Is one of the oldest rock

Archaeological Significance

Monuments

Used
Not Yet Used

Famous Monuments

Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro, Stonehenge in English county of Wiltshire
Not Applicable

Sculpture

Used
Not Yet Used

Famous Sculptures

Not Available
Not Applicable

Pictographs

Used
Used

Petroglyphs

Used
Used

Figurines

Used
Not Yet Used

Fossils

Absent
Absent

Types of Soapstone and Cataclasite

Some rocks according to their use or texture are classified into different types. Know more about Soapstone Texture and Cataclasite Texture. Types of Soapstone are Not Available whereas the types of Cataclasite are Protocataclasite, Mesocataclasite, Ultracataclasite and Foliated cataclasite.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. Soapstone and Cataclasite were used 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. Soapstone and Cataclasite were used for creating petroglyphs.