Home
Compare Rocks


Coal and Oil shale Definition


Oil shale and Coal Definition


Definition

Definition
Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock usually occurring in rock strata in layers called coal beds   
Oil Shale is a fine-grained sedimentary rock from which oil is extracted   

History
  
  

Origin
USA   
Unknown   

Discoverer
John Peter Salley   
Unknown   

Etymology
From the Old English term col, which has meant mineral of fossilized carbon since the 13th century   
From Old English scealu in its base sense of thing that divides or separate   

Class
Sedimentary Rocks   
Sedimentary Rocks   

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

Family
  
  

Group
Not Applicable   
Not Applicable   

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

Texture >>
<< Summary

Definition of Coal and Oil shale

The general Coal and Oil shale definition can be stated as: Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock usually occurring in rock strata in layers called coal beds. On the other hand, Oil Shale is a fine-grained sedimentary rock from which oil is extracted. Along with definition of Coal and Oil shale, get to know about Properties of Coal and Oil shale. Get to know more information about Coal and Oil shale origin and discoverer, etymology and class.

Compare Sedimentary Rocks

History of Coal and Oil shale

The history of Coal 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.

Coal and Oil shale Origin and Discoverer

Coal 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 Coal and Oil shale. In this section, you will know about Coal and Oil shale Origin and Discoverer. Origin of Coal is USA whereas Origin of Oil shale is Unknown. It is interesting to know the name of Coal and Oil shale discoverer. The Discoverer of Coal is John Peter Salley and the discoverer of Oil shale is Unknown.

Etymology of Coal and Oil shale

Along with Coal and Oil shale definition, know more about the etymology of Coal and Oil shale. Etymology of Coal and Oil shale gives information about origin and formation of a particular rock. Know more about Formation of Coal and Formation of Oil shale. The etymology of Coal is From the Old English term col, which has meant mineral of fossilized carbon since the 13th century while that of Oil shale is From the Old English term col, which has meant mineral of fossilized carbon since the 13th century. The process of formation of rocks defines the class of rock. All the rocks in a class are formed by similar processes. Coal and Oil shale belong to Sedimentary Rocks. The sub-class, group and other categories of Coal and Oil shale are listed below.

For Coal,

For Oil shale,

Fossil Rocks

Fossil Rocks

» More Fossil Rocks

Compare Sedimentary Rocks

» More Compare Sedimentary Rocks