Tuff and Shale Types and Facts

Tuff

Shale

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1 Types

1.1 Types

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

Red Shale, Black Shale, Green Shale, Grey Shale and Yellow Shale

1.2 Features

Always found as volcanic pipes over deep continental crust

Easily splits into thin plates, Generally rough to touch, Very fine grained rock

1.3 Archaeological Significance

1.3.1 Monuments

Used

1.3.2 Famous Monuments

Easter Island in the Polynesian Triangle, Pacific Ocean

Jantar Mantar in India

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 Shale

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