Lignite and Oil shale Types and Facts

Lignite

Oil shale

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1 Types

1.1 Types

Xyloid Lignite or Fossil Wood and Compact Lignite or Perfect Lignite

Carbonate-rich Shale, Siliceous Shale and Cannel Shale

1.2 Features

Generally rough to touch, Helps in production of Heat and Electricity, Used as fossil fuel

Easily splits into thin plates, Generally rough to touch, Is one of the oldest rock, Very fine grained rock

1.3 Archaeological Significance

1.3.1 Monuments

Not Yet Used

1.3.2 Famous Monuments

Not Applicable

1.3.3 Sculpture

Not Yet Used

1.3.4 Famous Sculptures

Not Applicable

1.3.5 Pictographs

Used

Not Used

1.3.6 Petroglyphs

Used

Not Used

1.3.7 Figurines

Not Yet Used

1.4 Fossils

Present

Types of Lignite and Oil shale

Some rocks according to their use or texture are classified into different types. Know more about Lignite Texture and Oil shale Texture. Types of Lignite are Xyloid Lignite or Fossil Wood and Compact Lignite or Perfect Lignite whereas the types of Oil shale are Carbonate-rich Shale, Siliceous Shale and Cannel 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. Lignite was used to create pictographs whereas Oil shale is not used to create 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. Lignite was used to create petroglyphs whereas Oil shale was not used to create petroglyphs.