Types of Wehrlite and Basaltic Trachyandesite
Some rocks according to their use or texture are classified into different types. Know more about Wehrlite Texture and Basaltic Trachyandesite Texture. Types of Wehrlite are Ultramafic rock whereas the types of Basaltic Trachyandesite are Alkaline Basalt, Boninite, High Alumina Basalt, Mid Ocean Ridge Basalt (MORB), Tholeiitic Basalt, Basaltic trachyandesite, Mugearite and Shoshonite.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. Wehrlite and Basaltic Trachyandesite 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. Wehrlite and Basaltic Trachyandesite were for creating petroglyphs.