Tuff and Claystone Types and Facts

Tuff

Claystone

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1 Types

1.1 Types

Welded tuff, Rhyolitic tuff, Basaltic tuff, Trachyte tuff, Andesitic tuff and Ignimbrite.

Not Available

1.2 Features

Always found as volcanic pipes over deep continental crust

Available in Lots of Colors and Patterns, Smooth to touch, Very fine grained rock

1.3 Archaeological Significance

1.3.1 Monuments

Used

Not Yet Used

1.3.2 Famous Monuments

Easter Island in the Polynesian Triangle, Pacific Ocean

Not Applicable

1.3.3 Sculpture

Used

1.3.4 Famous Sculptures

Data Not Available

1.3.5 Pictographs

Used

1.3.6 Petroglyphs

Used

1.3.7 Figurines

Used

1.4 Fossils

Absent

Present

Types of Tuff and Claystone

Some rocks according to their use or texture are classified into different types. Know more about Tuff Texture and Claystone Texture. Types of Tuff are Welded tuff, Rhyolitic tuff, Basaltic tuff, Trachyte tuff, Andesitic tuff and Ignimbrite. whereas the types of Claystone 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. Tuff and Claystone 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. Tuff and Claystone were used for creating petroglyphs.