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Minette and Oil shale Definition


Oil shale and Minette Definition


Definition

Definition
Minette is a variety of Lamprophyre and is porphyritic alkaline igneous rock which is mainly dominated by biotite and potassic feldspar   
Oil Shale is a fine-grained sedimentary rock from which oil is extracted   

History
  
  

Discoverer
Unknown   
Unknown   

Etymology
From French mine ore, mine + ette   
From Old English scealu in its base sense of thing that divides or separate   

Class
Igneous Rocks   
Sedimentary Rocks   

Sub-Class
Durable Rock, Medium Hardness Rock   
Durable Rock, Soft Rock   

Family
  
  

Group
Plutonic   
Not Applicable   

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

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Definition of Minette and Oil shale

The general Minette and Oil shale definition can be stated as: Minette is a variety of Lamprophyre and is porphyritic alkaline igneous rock which is mainly dominated by biotite and potassic feldspar. On the other hand, Oil Shale is a fine-grained sedimentary rock from which oil is extracted. Along with definition of Minette and Oil shale, get to know about Properties of Minette and Oil shale. Get to know more information about Minette and Oil shale origin and discoverer, etymology and class.

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History of Minette and Oil shale

The history of Minette 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.

Minette and Oil shale Origin and Discoverer

Minette 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 Minette and Oil shale. In this section, you will know about Minette and Oil shale Origin and Discoverer. Origin of Minette and Oil shale are Unknown. It is interesting to know the name of Minette and Oil shale discoverer. The discoverer of Minette and Oil shale are Unknown.

Etymology of Minette and Oil shale

Along with Minette and Oil shale definition, know more about the etymology of Minette and Oil shale. Etymology of Minette and Oil shale gives information about origin and formation of a particular rock. Know more about Formation of Minette and Formation of Oil shale. The etymology of Minette is From French mine ore, mine + ette while that of Oil shale is From French mine ore, mine + ette. The process of formation of rocks defines the class of rock. All the rocks in a class are formed by similar processes. Minette belongs to Igneous Rocks while Oil shale belongs to Sedimentary Rocks. The sub-class, group and other categories of Minette and Oil shale are listed below.

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