Home
Compare Rocks


Carbonatite and Oil shale Definition


Oil shale and Carbonatite Definition


Definition

Definition
Carbonatite is intrusive or extrusive igneous rock which is defined by mineralogic composition, consisting of greater than 50 percent carbonate minerals   
Oil Shale is a fine-grained sedimentary rock from which oil is extracted   

History
  
  

Origin
Tanzania   
Unknown   

Discoverer
Unknown   
Unknown   

Etymology
From any intrusive igneous rock, having a majority of carbonate minerals   
From Old English scealu in its base sense of thing that divides or separate   

Class
Igneous Rocks   
Sedimentary Rocks   

Sub-Class
Durable Rock, Soft Rock   
Durable Rock, Soft Rock   

Family
  
  

Group
Plutonic   
Not Applicable   

Other Categories
Coarse Grained Rock, Fine Grained Rock, Medium Grained Rock, Opaque Rock   
Fine Grained Rock, Opaque Rock   

Texture >>
<< Summary

Definition of Carbonatite and Oil shale

The general Carbonatite and Oil shale definition can be stated as: Carbonatite is intrusive or extrusive igneous rock which is defined by mineralogic composition, consisting of greater than 50 percent carbonate minerals. On the other hand, Oil Shale is a fine-grained sedimentary rock from which oil is extracted. Along with definition of Carbonatite and Oil shale, get to know about Properties of Carbonatite and Oil shale. Get to know more information about Carbonatite and Oil shale origin and discoverer, etymology and class.

Compare Igneous Rocks

History of Carbonatite and Oil shale

The history of Carbonatite and Oil shale 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.

Carbonatite and Oil shale Origin and Discoverer

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

Etymology of Carbonatite and Oil shale

Along with Carbonatite and Oil shale definition, know more about the etymology of Carbonatite and Oil shale. Etymology of Carbonatite and Oil shale gives information about origin and formation of a particular rock. Know more about Formation of Carbonatite and Formation of Oil shale. The etymology of Carbonatite is From any intrusive igneous rock, having a majority of carbonate minerals while that of Oil shale is From any intrusive igneous rock, having a majority of carbonate minerals. The process of formation of rocks defines the class of rock. All the rocks in a class are formed by similar processes. Carbonatite belongs to Igneous Rocks while Oil shale belongs to Sedimentary Rocks. The sub-class, group and other categories of Carbonatite and Oil shale are listed below.

For Carbonatite,

For Oil shale,

Igneous Rocks

Igneous Rocks

» More Igneous Rocks

Compare Igneous Rocks

» More Compare Igneous Rocks