Oil shale

Carbonatite

Oil shale and Carbonatite

Oil shale

Carbonatite

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1 Definition

1.1 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

1.2 History

1.2.1 Origin

Unknown

Tanzania

1.2.2 Discoverer

Unknown

1.3 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

1.4 Class

Sedimentary Rocks

Igneous Rocks

1.4.1 Sub-Class

Durable Rock, Soft Rock

1.5 Family

1.5.1 Group

Not Applicable

Plutonic

1.6 Other Categories

Fine Grained Rock, Opaque Rock

Coarse Grained Rock, Fine Grained Rock, Medium Grained Rock, Opaque Rock

2 Texture

2.1 Texture

Splintery

Granular, Poikiloblastic

2.2 Color

Black, Brown, Buff, Green, Grey, Red, Yellow

Black, Brown, Colourless, Green, Grey, Pink, White

2.3 Maintenance

Less

2.4 Durability

Durable

2.4.1 Water Resistant

✔ ✘

2.4.2 Scratch Resistant

✔ ✘

2.4.3 Stain Resistant

✔ ✘

2.4.4 Wind Resistant

✔ ✘

2.4.5 Acid Resistant

✔ ✘

2.5 Appearance

Muddy

Dull, Banded and Foilated

3 Uses

3.1 Architecture

3.1.1 Interior Uses

Not Yet Used

Decorative Aggregates, Interior Decoration

3.1.2 Exterior Uses

Not Yet Used

As Facing Stone, Garden Decoration

3.1.3 Other Architectural Uses

Not Yet Used

Curbing

3.2 Industry

3.2.1 Construction Industry

Cement Manufacture, Construction Aggregate, for Road Aggregate, Serves as an Oil and Gas Reservoir rock

As a Flux in the Production of Steel and Pig Iron, As a Sintering Agent in Steel Industry to process Iron Ore, As Dimension Stone, Cement Manufacture, for Road Aggregate, Making natural cement, Manufacture of Magnesium and Dolomite Refractories, Unknown, Unknown

3.2.2 Medical Industry

Not Yet Used

Taken as a Supplement for Calcium or Magnesium

3.3 Antiquity Uses

Artifacts

3.4 Other Uses

3.4.1 Commercial Uses

An Oil and Gas Reservoir

An Oil and Gas Reservoir, As a Feed Additive for Livestock, Gemstone, Metallurgical Flux

4 Types

4.1 Types

Carbonate-rich Shale, Siliceous Shale and Cannel Shale

Not Available

4.2 Features

Easily splits into thin plates, Generally rough to touch, Is one of the oldest rock, Very fine grained rock

Available in lots of colors, Generally rough to touch, Is one of the oldest rock

4.3 Archaeological Significance

4.3.1 Monuments

Not Yet Used

4.3.2 Famous Monuments

Not Applicable

4.3.3 Sculpture

Not Yet Used

4.3.4 Famous Sculptures

Not Applicable

4.3.5 Pictographs

Not Used

Used

4.3.6 Petroglyphs

Not Used

Used

4.3.7 Figurines

Not Yet Used

4.4 Fossils

Present

Absent

5 Formation

5.1 Formation

Oil Shale forms on the beds of seas and lakes and its formation starts with the organic debris settling and accumulating at the bottom of a lake or sea which are then transformed into rock with the help of high temperature and pressure.

Carbonatites are intrusive or extrusive igneous rocks which are defined by mineralogic composition consisting of greater than 50 percent carbonate minerals and are formed due to low degrees of partial melting of rocks.

5.2 Composition

5.2.1 Mineral Content

Albite, Biotite, Calcite, Chert, Chlorite, Dolomite, Hematite, Micas, Muscovite or Illite, Pyrite, Quartz, Silica, Sulfides

Ancylite, Apatite, Barite, Fluorite, Magnetite, Natrolite, Sodalite

5.2.2 Compound Content

Ca, Fe, Mg, Silicon Dioxide, Sodium

CaO, Carbon Dioxide, Sodium Oxide

5.3 Transformation

5.3.1 Metamorphism

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Types of Metamorphism

Not Applicable

Burial Metamorphism, Contact Metamorphism

5.3.4 Weathering

✔ ✘

6.1.3 Types of Weathering

Biological Weathering, Chemical Weathering, Mechanical Weathering

6.1.5 Erosion

✔ ✘

6.2.2 Types of Erosion

Chemical Erosion, Sea Erosion, Water Erosion

Chemical Erosion, Wind Erosion

7 Properties

7.1 Physical Properties

7.1.1 Hardness

2-33

1 7

7.2.2 Grain Size

Very fine-grained

Medium to Fine Coarse Grained

7.2.3 Fracture

Not Available

Conchoidal

7.2.4 Streak

White

7.2.5 Porosity

Highly Porous

Less Porous

7.2.6 Luster

Dull

Subvitreous to Dull

7.2.7 Compressive Strength

NANA

0.15 450

7.2.8 Cleavage

Slaty

Not Available

7.2.9 Toughness

2.6

7.2.10 Specific Gravity

2.2-2.82.86-2.87

0 8.4

7.2.11 Transparency

Opaque

7.2.12 Density

2.4-2.8 g/cm³2.84-2.86 g/cm³

0 1400

7.3 Thermal Properties

7.3.1 Specific Heat Capacity

0.39 kJ/Kg KNA

0.14 3.2

7.3.2 Resistance

Heat Resistant, Impact Resistant

Heat Resistant, Pressure Resistant, Water Resistant

8 Reserves

8.1 Deposits in Eastern Continents

8.1.1 Asia

Bangladesh, China, India, Israel, Jordan, Russia, Syria, Thailand, Turkey

China, India, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Russia, Uzbekistan

8.1.2 Africa

Ethiopia, Kenya, Morocco, South Africa, Tanzania

Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa

8.1.3 Europe

Austria, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Romania, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland

Austria, Denmark, Germany, Great Britain, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom

8.1.4 Others

Greenland, Not Yet Found

Greenland

8.2 Deposits in Western Continents

8.2.1 North America

Canada, USA

8.2.2 South America

Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela

Brazil

8.3 Deposits in Oceania Continent

8.3.1 Australia

New South Wales, New Zealand, Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia

New South Wales, New Zealand

All about Oil shale and Carbonatite Properties

Know all about Oil shale and Carbonatite 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 Carbonatite belongs to Igneous Rocks.Texture of Oil shale is Splintery whereas that of Carbonatite is Granular, Poikiloblastic. Oil shale appears Muddy and Carbonatite appears Dull, Banded and Foilated. The luster of Oil shale is dull while that of Carbonatite is subvitreous to dull. Oil shale is available in black, brown, buff, green, grey, red, yellow colors whereas Carbonatite is available in black, brown, colourless, green, grey, pink, white colors. The commercial uses of Oil shale are an oil and gas reservoir and that of Carbonatite are an oil and gas reservoir, as a feed additive for livestock, gemstone, metallurgical flux.