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Oil shale and Diorite Definition


Diorite and Oil shale Definition


Definition

Definition
Oil Shale is a fine-grained sedimentary rock from which oil is extracted   
Diorite is a grey to dark-grey intermediate intrusive igneous rock composed principally of plagioclase feldspar,biotite, hornblende, and pyroxene   

History
  
  

Discoverer
Unknown   
Unknown   

Etymology
From Old English scealu in its base sense of thing that divides or separate   
From early 19th century coined in French, formed irregularly from Greek diorizein distinguish   

Class
Sedimentary Rocks   
Igneous Rocks   

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

Family
  
  

Group
Not Applicable   
Plutonic   

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

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Definition of Oil shale and Diorite

The general Oil shale and Diorite definition can be stated as: Oil Shale is a fine-grained sedimentary rock from which oil is extracted. On the other hand, Diorite is a grey to dark-grey intermediate intrusive igneous rock composed principally of plagioclase feldspar,biotite, hornblende, and pyroxene. Along with definition of Oil shale and Diorite, get to know about Properties of Oil shale and Diorite. Get to know more information about Oil shale and Diorite origin and discoverer, etymology and class.

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History of Oil shale and Diorite

The history of Oil shale and Diorite 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 Diorite Origin and Discoverer

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

Etymology of Oil shale and Diorite

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

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