Soapstone and Metapelite Types and Facts

Soapstone

Metapelite

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1 Types

1.1 Types

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1.2 Features

Host Rock for Lead

Easily splits into thin plates, It is One of the Oldest, Strongest and Hardest Rock

1.3 Archaeological Significance

1.3.1 Monuments

Used

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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

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1.3.4 Famous Sculptures

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1.3.5 Pictographs

Used

1.3.6 Petroglyphs

Used

1.3.7 Figurines

Used

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1.4 Fossils

Absent

Types of Soapstone and Metapelite

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