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Oil shale and Evaporite Definition


Evaporite and Oil shale Definition


Definition

Definition
Oil Shale is a fine-grained sedimentary rock from which oil is extracted   
A water-soluble mineral sediment resulting from concentration and crystallization by evaporation from an aqueous solution   

History
  
  

Origin
Unknown   
USA   

Discoverer
Unknown   
Usiglio   

Etymology
From Old English scealu in its base sense of thing that divides or separate   
From a sediment left after the evaporation   

Class
Sedimentary Rocks   
Sedimentary Rocks   

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

Family
  
  

Group
Not Applicable   
Not Applicable   

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 Evaporite

The general Oil shale and Evaporite definition can be stated as: Oil Shale is a fine-grained sedimentary rock from which oil is extracted. On the other hand, A water-soluble mineral sediment resulting from concentration and crystallization by evaporation from an aqueous solution. Along with definition of Oil shale and Evaporite, get to know about Properties of Oil shale and Evaporite. Get to know more information about Oil shale and Evaporite origin and discoverer, etymology and class.

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History of Oil shale and Evaporite

The history of Oil shale and Evaporite 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 Evaporite Origin and Discoverer

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

Etymology of Oil shale and Evaporite

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

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