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Oil shale and Conglomerate Definition

1 Definition
1.1 Definition
Oil Shale is a fine-grained sedimentary rock from which oil is extracted
Conglomerate is a sedimentary rock which forms from rounded gravel and boulder sized clasts which are cemented together in a matrix
1.2 History
1.2.1 Origin
Unknown
Italy
1.2.2 Discoverer
Unknown
Unknown
1.3 Etymology
From Old English scealu in its base sense of thing that divides or separate
From Latin conglomeratus, to roll together, i.e. from com together + glomerare to gather into a ball, from glomus (genitive glomeris) a ball
1.4 Class
Sedimentary Rocks
Sedimentary Rocks
1.4.1 Sub-Class
Durable Rock, Soft Rock
Durable Rock, Soft Rock
1.5 Family
1.5.1 Group
Not Applicable
Not Applicable
1.6 Other Categories
Fine Grained Rock, Opaque Rock
Coarse Grained Rock, Opaque Rock

Definition of Oil shale and Conglomerate

The general Oil shale and Conglomerate definition can be stated as: Oil Shale is a fine-grained sedimentary rock from which oil is extracted. On the other hand, Conglomerate is a sedimentary rock which forms from rounded gravel and boulder sized clasts which are cemented together in a matrix. Along with definition of Oil shale and Conglomerate, get to know about Properties of Oil shale and Conglomerate. Get to know more information about Oil shale and Conglomerate origin and discoverer, etymology and class.

History of Oil shale and Conglomerate

The history of Oil shale and Conglomerate gives information about where the rock was found and who was its discoverer. Almost each and every aspect of Earth's history is recorded in rocks be it the volcanoes which were erupted or the plants, animals and organisms which are now extinct, as rocks are present from millions of years.

Oil shale and Conglomerate Origin and Discoverer

Oil shale and Conglomerate definition gives us a brief idea about the two rocks. In some cases, the definition also gives summary about the Formation of Oil shale and Conglomerate. In this section, you will know about Oil shale and Conglomerate Origin and Discoverer. Origin of Oil shale is Unknown whereas Origin of Conglomerate is Italy. It is interesting to know the name of Oil shale and Conglomerate discoverer. The discoverer of Oil shale and Conglomerate are Unknown.

Etymology of Oil shale and Conglomerate

Along with Oil shale and Conglomerate definition, know more about the etymology of Oil shale and Conglomerate. Etymology of Oil shale and Conglomerate gives information about origin and formation of a particular rock. Know more about Formation of Oil shale and Formation of Conglomerate. The etymology of Oil shale is From Old English scealu in its base sense of thing that divides or separate while that of Conglomerate is From Old English scealu in its base sense of thing that divides or separate. The process of formation of rocks defines the class of rock. All the rocks in a class are formed by similar processes. Oil shale and Conglomerate belong to Sedimentary Rocks. The sub-class, group and other categories of Oil shale and Conglomerate are listed below.

For Oil shale,

  • Sub-class: Durable Rock and Soft Rock
  • Group: Not applicable
  • Other Categories: Fine grained rock and Opaque rock

For Conglomerate,

  • Sub-class: Durable Rock and Soft Rock
  • Group: Not applicable
  • Other Categories: Coarse grained rock and Opaque rock