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Oil shale and Carbonatite Definition


Carbonatite and Oil shale Definition


Definition

Definition
Oil Shale is a fine-grained sedimentary rock from which oil is extracted   
Carbonatite is intrusive or extrusive igneous rock which is defined by mineralogic composition, consisting of greater than 50 percent carbonate minerals   

History
  
  

Origin
Unknown   
Tanzania   

Discoverer
Unknown   
Unknown   

Etymology
From Old English scealu in its base sense of thing that divides or separate   
From any intrusive igneous rock, having a majority of carbonate minerals   

Class
Sedimentary Rocks   
Igneous Rocks   

Sub-Class
Durable Rock, Soft Rock   
Durable Rock, Soft Rock   

Family
  
  

Group
Not Applicable   
Plutonic   

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

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Definition of Oil shale and Carbonatite

The general Oil shale and Carbonatite definition can be stated as: Oil Shale is a fine-grained sedimentary rock from which oil is extracted. On the other hand, Carbonatite is intrusive or extrusive igneous rock which is defined by mineralogic composition, consisting of greater than 50 percent carbonate minerals. Along with definition of Oil shale and Carbonatite, get to know about Properties of Oil shale and Carbonatite. Get to know more information about Oil shale and Carbonatite origin and discoverer, etymology and class.

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History of Oil shale and Carbonatite

The history of Oil shale and Carbonatite 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 Carbonatite Origin and Discoverer

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

Etymology of Oil shale and Carbonatite

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

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