Soapstone and Chalk Types and Facts

Soapstone

Chalk

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1 Types

1.1 Types

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1.2 Features

Host Rock for Lead

Clasts are smooth to touch, Is one of the oldest rock, Smooth to touch, Very fine grained rock

1.3 Archaeological Significance

1.3.1 Monuments

Used

1.3.2 Famous Monuments

Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro, Stonehenge in English county of Wiltshire

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1.3.3 Sculpture

Used

1.3.4 Famous Sculptures

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1.3.5 Pictographs

Used

1.3.6 Petroglyphs

Used

1.3.7 Figurines

Used

1.4 Fossils

Absent

Present

Types of Soapstone and Chalk

Some rocks according to their use or texture are classified into different types. Know more about Soapstone Texture and Chalk Texture. The types of Soapstone and Chalk are Not Available.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 Chalk 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 Chalk were used for creating petroglyphs.