Talc carbonate and Diabase Types and Facts
Types
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Features
Easily splits into thin plates, Generally rough to touch, Host Rock for Lead
Smooth to touch
Archaeological Significance
Famous Monuments
Data Not Available
Stonehenge in English county of Wiltshire
Famous Sculptures
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Data Not Available
Pictographs
Used
Not Used
Petroglyphs
Not Used
Not Used
Types of Talc carbonate and Diabase
Some rocks according to their use or texture are classified into different types. Know more about Talc carbonate Texture and Diabase Texture. The types of Talc carbonate and Diabase 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. Talc carbonate was used to create pictographs whereas Diabase 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. Talc carbonate and Diabase were not used for creating petroglyphs.