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Tuff and Granulite Types and Facts

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Types

Types

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

Features

Always found as volcanic pipes over deep continental crust
Clasts are 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 Granulite

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