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Tephrite and Felsite Types and Facts


Felsite and Tephrite Types and Facts


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Types of Tephrite and Felsite

Some rocks according to their use or texture are classified into different types. Know more about Tephrite Texture and Felsite Texture. The types of Tephrite and Felsite 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. Tephrite was not used to create pictographs whereas Felsite is 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. Tephrite was not used to create petroglyphs whereas Felsite was used to create petroglyphs.

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