Trondhjemite and Metapelite Types and Facts

Trondhjemite

Metapelite

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1 Types

1.1 Types

Not Available

1.2 Features

Is one of the oldest rock, Typically speckled black and white.

Easily splits into thin plates, It is One of the Oldest, Strongest and Hardest Rock

1.3 Archaeological Significance

1.3.1 Monuments

Not Yet Used

1.3.2 Famous Monuments

Not Applicable

1.3.3 Sculpture

Used

Not Yet Used

1.3.4 Famous Sculptures

Data Not Available

Not Applicable

1.3.5 Pictographs

Not Used

Used

1.3.6 Petroglyphs

Not Used

Used

1.3.7 Figurines

Used

Not Yet Used

1.4 Fossils

Absent

Types of Trondhjemite and Metapelite

Some rocks according to their use or texture are classified into different types. Know more about Trondhjemite Texture and Metapelite Texture. The types of Trondhjemite and Metapelite 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. Trondhjemite was not used to create pictographs whereas Metapelite 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. Trondhjemite was not used to create petroglyphs whereas Metapelite was used to create petroglyphs.