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Soapstone and Skarn Types and Facts

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1 Types
1.1 Types
Not Available
Endoskarns
1.2 Features
Host Rock for Lead
Host Rock for Lead, Zinc and Copper Deposits
1.3 Archaeological Significance
1.3.1 Monuments
Used
Used
1.3.2 Famous Monuments
Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro, Stonehenge in English county of Wiltshire
Data Not Available
1.3.3 Sculpture
Used
Used
1.3.4 Famous Sculptures
Data Not Available
Data Not Available
1.3.5 Pictographs
Used
Not Used
1.3.6 Petroglyphs
Used
Not Used
1.3.7 Figurines
Used
Used
1.4 Fossils
Absent
Absent

Types of Soapstone and Skarn

Some rocks according to their use or texture are classified into different types. Know more about Soapstone Texture and Skarn Texture. Types of Soapstone are Not Available whereas the types of Skarn are Endoskarns.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 was used to create pictographs whereas Skarn is not used to create 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 was used to create petroglyphs whereas Skarn was not used to create petroglyphs.