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Oil shale and Blueschist Definition


Blueschist and Oil shale Definition


Definition

Definition
Oil Shale is a fine-grained sedimentary rock from which oil is extracted   
Blueschist is a metamorphic rock which is generally blue in color and is formed under conditions of high pressure and low temperature   

History
  
  

Origin
Unknown   
USA   

Discoverer
Unknown   
Edgar Bailey   

Etymology
From Old English scealu in its base sense of thing that divides or separate   
From French schiste, Greek skhistos i.e. split   

Class
Sedimentary Rocks   
Metamorphic Rocks   

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

Family
  
  

Group
Not Applicable   
Not Applicable   

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

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Definition of Oil shale and Blueschist

The general Oil shale and Blueschist definition can be stated as: Oil Shale is a fine-grained sedimentary rock from which oil is extracted. On the other hand, Blueschist is a metamorphic rock which is generally blue in color and is formed under conditions of high pressure and low temperature. Along with definition of Oil shale and Blueschist, get to know about Properties of Oil shale and Blueschist. Get to know more information about Oil shale and Blueschist origin and discoverer, etymology and class.

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History of Oil shale and Blueschist

The history of Oil shale and Blueschist 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.

Oil shale and Blueschist Origin and Discoverer

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

Etymology of Oil shale and Blueschist

Along with Oil shale and Blueschist definition, know more about the etymology of Oil shale and Blueschist. Etymology of Oil shale and Blueschist gives information about origin and formation of a particular rock. Know more about Formation of Oil shale and Formation of Blueschist. The etymology of Oil shale is From Old English scealu in its base sense of thing that divides or separate while that of Blueschist is From Old English scealu in its base sense of thing that divides or separate. The process of formation of rocks defines the class of rock. All the rocks in a class are formed by similar processes. Oil shale belongs to Sedimentary Rocks while Blueschist belongs to Metamorphic Rocks. The sub-class, group and other categories of Oil shale and Blueschist are listed below.

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