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Soapstone and Comendite Types and Facts

Types

Types

Metamorphic rock
Rhyolite

Features

Host Rock for Lead
Very fine grained rock, It is One of the Oldest, Strongest and Hardest Rock

Archaeological Significance

Monuments

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Famous Monuments

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

Some rocks according to their use or texture are classified into different types. Know more about Soapstone Texture and Comendite Texture. Types of Soapstone are Metamorphic rock whereas the types of Comendite are Rhyolite.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 Comendite 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. Soapstone and Comendite were for creating petroglyphs.