Oil shale and Larvikite Definition

Definition of Oil shale and Larvikite

The general Oil shale and Larvikite definition can be stated as: Oil Shale is a fine-grained sedimentary rock from which oil is extracted. On the other hand, Larvikite is an igneous rock and a variety of monzonite, notable for the presence of thumbnail-sized crystals of feldspar. Along with definition of Oil shale and Larvikite, get to know about Properties of Oil shale and Larvikite. Get to know more information about Oil shale and Larvikite origin and discoverer, etymology and class.

History of Oil shale and Larvikite

The history of Oil shale and Larvikite 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 Larvikite Origin and Discoverer

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

Etymology of Oil shale and Larvikite

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

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