Oil shale and Norite Definition

Definition of Oil shale and Norite

The general Oil shale and Norite definition can be stated as: Oil Shale is a fine-grained sedimentary rock from which oil is extracted. On the other hand, Norite is a mafic intrusive igneous rock composed largely of the calcium-rich plagioclase labradorite, orthopyroxene, and olivine. Along with definition of Oil shale and Norite, get to know about Properties of Oil shale and Norite. Get to know more information about Oil shale and Norite origin and discoverer, etymology and class.

History of Oil shale and Norite

The history of Oil shale and Norite 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 Norite Origin and Discoverer

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

Etymology of Oil shale and Norite

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

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