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Soapstone and Whiteschist Types and Facts

Types

Types

Not Available
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Features

Host Rock for Lead
High percentage of mica, Host Rock for Lead

Archaeological Significance

Monuments

Used
Used

Famous Monuments

Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro, Stonehenge in English county of Wiltshire
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Sculpture

Used
Used

Famous Sculptures

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Not Available

Pictographs

Used
Used

Petroglyphs

Used
Used

Figurines

Used
Used

Fossils

Absent
Absent

Types of Soapstone and Whiteschist

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