Syenite and Foidolite Types and Facts
Types
Shonkinite
  
Not Available
  
Features
Available in Lots of Colors and Patterns, Is one of the oldest rock, Matrix variable
  
Host Rock for Lead
  
Archaeological Significance
  
  
Monuments
Used
  
Used
  
Famous Monuments
Data Not Available
  
Data Not Available
  
Sculpture
Used
  
Used
  
Famous Sculptures
Data Not Available
  
Data Not Available
  
Pictographs
Used
  
Used
  
Petroglyphs
Used
  
Used
  
Figurines
Used
  
Used
  
Fossils
Absent
  
Absent
  
Types of Syenite and Foidolite
Some rocks according to their use or texture are classified into different types. Know more about Syenite Texture and Foidolite Texture. Types of Syenite are Shonkinite whereas the types of Foidolite 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. Syenite and Foidolite 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. Syenite and Foidolite were used for creating petroglyphs.