Tephrite and Shonkinite Types and Facts

Tephrite

Shonkinite

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1 Types

1.1 Types

Not Available

1.2 Features

Host Rock for Lead

Available in Lots of Colors and Patterns, Is one of the oldest rock, Matrix variable

1.3 Archaeological Significance

1.3.1 Monuments

Not Yet Used

Used

1.3.2 Famous Monuments

Not Applicable

Data Not Available

1.3.3 Sculpture

Used

1.3.4 Famous Sculptures

Data Not Available

1.3.5 Pictographs

Not Used

Used

1.3.6 Petroglyphs

Not Used

Used

1.3.7 Figurines

Used

1.4 Fossils

Absent

Types of Tephrite and Shonkinite

Some rocks according to their use or texture are classified into different types. Know more about Tephrite Texture and Shonkinite Texture. The types of Tephrite and Shonkinite 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 Shonkinite 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 Shonkinite was used to create petroglyphs.