Oil shale and Boninite Definition

Definition of Oil shale and Boninite

The general Oil shale and Boninite definition can be stated as: Oil Shale is a fine-grained sedimentary rock from which oil is extracted. On the other hand, Boninite is a mafic extrusive rock which is high in magnesium and silica content, formed in fore-arc environments, typically during the early stages of subduction. Along with definition of Oil shale and Boninite, get to know about Properties of Oil shale and Boninite. Get to know more information about Oil shale and Boninite origin and discoverer, etymology and class.

History of Oil shale and Boninite

The history of Oil shale and Boninite 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 Boninite Origin and Discoverer

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

Etymology of Oil shale and Boninite

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

For Oil shale,

• Sub-class: Durable Rock and Soft Rock
• Group: Not applicable
• Other Categories: Fine grained rock and Opaque rock

For Boninite,

• Sub-class: Durable Rock and Hard Rock
• Group: Volcanic
• Other Categories: Fine grained rock and Opaque rock