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Oil shale and Luxullianite Definition


Luxullianite and Oil shale Definition


Definition

Definition
Oil Shale is a fine-grained sedimentary rock from which oil is extracted   
Luxullianite is a rare type of granite, known for presence of clusters of radially arranged acicular tourmaline crystals which are enclosed by phenocrysts of orthoclase and quartz in a matrix of quartz, tourmaline, alkali feldspar, brown mica.   

History
  
  

Origin
Unknown   
England   

Discoverer
Unknown   
Unknown   

Etymology
From Old English scealu in its base sense of thing that divides or separate   
From the village of Luxulyan in Cornwall, England, where this variety of granite is found   

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   
Coarse Grained Rock, Opaque Rock   

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Definition of Oil shale and Luxullianite

The general Oil shale and Luxullianite definition can be stated as: Oil Shale is a fine-grained sedimentary rock from which oil is extracted. On the other hand, Luxullianite is a rare type of granite, known for presence of clusters of radially arranged acicular tourmaline crystals which are enclosed by phenocrysts of orthoclase and quartz in a matrix of quartz, tourmaline, alkali feldspar, brown mica.. Along with definition of Oil shale and Luxullianite, get to know about Properties of Oil shale and Luxullianite. Get to know more information about Oil shale and Luxullianite origin and discoverer, etymology and class.

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History of Oil shale and Luxullianite

The history of Oil shale and Luxullianite 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 Luxullianite Origin and Discoverer

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

Etymology of Oil shale and Luxullianite

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

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