Travertine and Slate Types and Facts

Travertine

Slate

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Types

Thermal Travertine and Tufa

Phyllite, Schist, and Slate

Features

Stalactites and stalagmites are formed from this rock, Surfaces are often shiny, Very fine grained rock

Easily splits into thin plates, Surfaces are often shiny, Very fine grained rock

Archaeological Significance

Monuments

Famous Monuments

Colosseum in Rome, Italy, Sacré Coeur in Paris, France, Trevi Fountain in Rome, Italy

Sculpture

Famous Sculptures

Pictographs

Petroglyphs

Figurines

Fossils

Present

Absent

Types of Travertine and Slate

Some rocks according to their use or texture are classified into different types. Know more about Travertine Texture and Slate Texture. Types of Travertine are Thermal Travertine and Tufa whereas the types of Slate are Phyllite, Schist, and Slate.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 Slate were 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 Slate were for creating petroglyphs.