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Tuff and Gabbro Types and Facts

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Types

Types

Welded tuff, Rhyolitic tuff, Basaltic tuff, Trachyte tuff, Andesitic tuff and Ignimbrite.
Anorthosite Gabbro and Norite Gabbro

Features

Always found as volcanic pipes over deep continental crust
Smooth to touch

Archaeological Significance

Monuments

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Famous Monuments

Easter Island in the Polynesian Triangle, Pacific Ocean
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Sculpture

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Famous Sculptures

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Pictographs

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Petroglyphs

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Figurines

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Fossils

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Types of Tuff and Gabbro

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