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Oil shale and Lherzolite Definition


Lherzolite and Oil shale Definition


Definition

Definition
Oil Shale is a fine-grained sedimentary rock from which oil is extracted   
Lherzolite is a type of ultramafic igneous rock which contains essential olivine and clinopyroxene and orthopyroxene in equal proportions   

History
  
  

Origin
Unknown   
France   

Discoverer
Unknown   
Unknown   

Etymology
From Old English scealu in its base sense of thing that divides or separate   
From the Lherz Massif, an alpine peridotite complex, at Étang de Lers, near Massat in the French Pyrenees; Lherz is the archaic spelling of this location   

Class
Sedimentary Rocks   
Igneous Rocks   

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

Family
  
  

Group
Not Applicable   
Plutonic   

Other Categories
Fine Grained Rock, Opaque Rock   
Fine Grained Rock, Opaque Rock   

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Definition of Oil shale and Lherzolite

The general Oil shale and Lherzolite definition can be stated as: Oil Shale is a fine-grained sedimentary rock from which oil is extracted. On the other hand, Lherzolite is a type of ultramafic igneous rock which contains essential olivine and clinopyroxene and orthopyroxene in equal proportions. Along with definition of Oil shale and Lherzolite, get to know about Properties of Oil shale and Lherzolite. Get to know more information about Oil shale and Lherzolite origin and discoverer, etymology and class.

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History of Oil shale and Lherzolite

The history of Oil shale and Lherzolite 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 Lherzolite Origin and Discoverer

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

Etymology of Oil shale and Lherzolite

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

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