Travertine and Shale Types and Facts
Types
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Red Shale, Black Shale, Green Shale, Grey Shale and Yellow Shale
Features
Stalactites and stalagmites are formed from this rock, Surfaces are often shiny, Very fine grained rock
Easily splits into thin plates, Generally rough to touch, Very fine grained rock
Archaeological Significance
Famous Monuments
Colosseum in Rome, Italy, Sacré Coeur in Paris, France, Trevi Fountain in Rome, Italy
Jantar Mantar in India
Famous Sculptures
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Types of Travertine and Shale
Some rocks according to their use or texture are classified into different types. Know more about Travertine Texture and Shale Texture. Types of Travertine are Not Available whereas the types of Shale are Red Shale, Black Shale, Green Shale, Grey Shale and Yellow Shale.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. Travertine and Shale 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. Travertine and Shale were used for creating petroglyphs.