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Oil shale and Lamprophyre Definition

1 Definition
1.1 Definition
Oil Shale is a fine-grained sedimentary rock from which oil is extracted
Lamprophyre is uncommon igneous rocks primarily occurring as dikes, lopoliths, laccoliths, stocks and small intrusions
1.2 History
1.2.1 Origin
Unknown
Unknown
1.2.2 Discoverer
Unknown
Unknown
1.3 Etymology
From Old English scealu in its base sense of thing that divides or separate
From Greek lampros bright and shining + porphureos purple
1.4 Class
Sedimentary Rocks
Igneous Rocks
1.4.1 Sub-Class
Durable Rock, Soft Rock
Durable Rock, Medium Hardness Rock
1.5 Family
1.5.1 Group
Not Applicable
Plutonic
1.6 Other Categories
Fine Grained Rock, Opaque Rock
Coarse Grained Rock, Fine Grained Rock, Opaque Rock

Definition of Oil shale and Lamprophyre

The general Oil shale and Lamprophyre definition can be stated as: Oil Shale is a fine-grained sedimentary rock from which oil is extracted. On the other hand, Lamprophyre is uncommon igneous rocks primarily occurring as dikes, lopoliths, laccoliths, stocks and small intrusions. Along with definition of Oil shale and Lamprophyre, get to know about Properties of Oil shale and Lamprophyre. Get to know more information about Oil shale and Lamprophyre origin and discoverer, etymology and class.

History of Oil shale and Lamprophyre

The history of Oil shale and Lamprophyre 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 Lamprophyre Origin and Discoverer

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

Etymology of Oil shale and Lamprophyre

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

  • Sub-class: Durable Rock and Medium Hardness Rock
  • Group: Plutonic
  • Other Categories: Coarse grained rock, Fine grained rock and Opaque rock