Travertine and Soapstone Types and Facts
Types
Thermal Travertine and Tufa
Metamorphic rock
Features
Stalactites and stalagmites are formed from this rock, Surfaces are often shiny, Very fine grained rock
Host Rock for Lead
Archaeological Significance
Famous Monuments
Colosseum in Rome, Italy, Sacré Coeur in Paris, France, Trevi Fountain in Rome, Italy
Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro, Stonehenge in English county of Wiltshire
Types of Travertine and Soapstone
Some rocks according to their use or texture are classified into different types. Know more about Travertine Texture and Soapstone Texture. Types of Travertine are Thermal Travertine and Tufa whereas the types of Soapstone are Metamorphic rock.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 Soapstone 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 Soapstone were for creating petroglyphs.