Oil shale and Hornfels Definition

Definition of Oil shale and Hornfels

The general Oil shale and Hornfels definition can be stated as: Oil Shale is a fine-grained sedimentary rock from which oil is extracted. On the other hand, Hornfels is a metamorphic rock formed by the contact between mudstone or other clay rich rock, and a hot igneous body, and represents a heat altered equivalent of the original rock. Along with definition of Oil shale and Hornfels, get to know about Properties of Oil shale and Hornfels. Get to know more information about Oil shale and Hornfels origin and discoverer, etymology and class.

History of Oil shale and Hornfels

The history of Oil shale and Hornfels 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 Hornfels Origin and Discoverer

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

Etymology of Oil shale and Hornfels

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

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