Travertine and Wackestone Types and Facts

Types of Travertine and Wackestone

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