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Soapstone and Tachylite Types and Facts

1 Types
1.1 Types
Not Available
Not Available
1.2 Features
Host Rock for Lead
Available in Lots of Colors and Patterns, Clasts are smooth to touch, NA
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 Tachylite

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