Know all about Oil shale and Benmoreite properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Oil shale belongs to Sedimentary Rocks while Benmoreite belongs to Igneous Rocks.Texture of Oil shale is Splintery whereas that of Benmoreite is Glassy, Massive, Porphyritic, Scoriaceous, Trachytic, Vesicular. Oil shale appears Muddy and Benmoreite appears Rough and Dull. The luster of Oil shale is dull while that of Benmoreite is earthy. Oil shale is available in black, brown, buff, green, grey, red, yellow colors whereas Benmoreite is available in black, brown, light to dark grey colors. The commercial uses of Oil shale are an oil and gas reservoir and that of Benmoreite are commemorative tablets, creating artwork, curling.