Oil shale and Diamictite Definition

Definition of Oil shale and Diamictite

The general Oil shale and Diamictite definition can be stated as: Oil Shale is a fine-grained sedimentary rock from which oil is extracted. On the other hand, Diamictite is a sedimentary rock that consists of non-sorted to poorly sorted terrigenous sediment containing particles that range in size from clay to boulders, suspended in a matrix of mudstone or sandstone. Along with definition of Oil shale and Diamictite, get to know about Properties of Oil shale and Diamictite. Get to know more information about Oil shale and Diamictite origin and discoverer, etymology and class.

History of Oil shale and Diamictite

The history of Oil shale and Diamictite 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 Diamictite Origin and Discoverer

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

Etymology of Oil shale and Diamictite

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

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