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Soapstone and Migmatite Types and Facts

1 Types
1.1 Types
Not Available
Diatexites and Metatexites
1.2 Features
Host Rock for Lead
Generally rough to touch, Is one of the oldest rock
1.3 Archaeological Significance
1.3.1 Monuments
Used
Not Yet Used
1.3.2 Famous Monuments
Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro, Stonehenge in English county of Wiltshire
Not Applicable
1.3.3 Sculpture
Used
Not Yet Used
1.3.4 Famous Sculptures
Data Not Available
Not Applicable
1.3.5 Pictographs
Used
Used
1.3.6 Petroglyphs
Used
Used
1.3.7 Figurines
Used
Not Yet Used
1.4 Fossils
Absent
Absent

Types of Soapstone and Migmatite

Some rocks according to their use or texture are classified into different types. Know more about Soapstone Texture and Migmatite Texture. Types of Soapstone are Not Available whereas the types of Migmatite are Diatexites and Metatexites.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 Migmatite 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 Migmatite were used for creating petroglyphs.