Oil shale and Gossan Definition

Definition of Oil shale and Gossan

The general Oil shale and Gossan definition can be stated as: Oil Shale is a fine-grained sedimentary rock from which oil is extracted. On the other hand, Gossan is intensely oxidized, weathered or decomposed rock, usually the upper and exposed part of an ore deposit or mineral vein.. Along with definition of Oil shale and Gossan, get to know about Properties of Oil shale and Gossan. Get to know more information about Oil shale and Gossan origin and discoverer, etymology and class.

History of Oil shale and Gossan

The history of Oil shale and Gossan 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 Gossan Origin and Discoverer

Oil shale and Gossan 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 Gossan. In this section, you will know about Oil shale and Gossan Origin and Discoverer. Origin of Oil shale is Unknown whereas Origin of Gossan is Indonesia. It is interesting to know the name of Oil shale and Gossan discoverer. The Discoverer of Oil shale is Unknown and the discoverer of Gossan is Cornish Gossen.

Etymology of Oil shale and Gossan

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

• Sub-class: Durable Rock and Medium Hardness Rock
• Group: Not applicable
• Other Categories: Fine grained rock, Medium grained rock and Opaque rock