Suevite and Mugearite Types and Facts

Types of Suevite and Mugearite

Some rocks according to their use or texture are classified into different types. Know more about Suevite Texture and Mugearite Texture. Types of Suevite are Phyllosilicates, Calcite whereas the types of Mugearite are Alkaline Basalt, Boninite, High Alumina Basalt, Mid Ocean Ridge Basalt (MORB), Tholeiitic Basalt, Basaltic trachyandesite, Mugearite and Shoshonite.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. Suevite and Mugearite 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. Suevite and Mugearite were used for creating petroglyphs.