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Oil shale and Oolite Definition


Oolite and Oil shale Definition


Definition

Definition
Oil Shale is a fine-grained sedimentary rock from which oil is extracted   
Oolite is a sedimentary rock formed from ooids, spherical grains which are composed of concentric layers of calcite   

History
  
  

Discoverer
Unknown   
Unknown   

Etymology
From Old English scealu in its base sense of thing that divides or separate   
From oo- + -lite, after German Oolit. A rock consisting of fine grains of carbonate of lime   

Class
Sedimentary Rocks   
Sedimentary Rocks   

Sub-Class
Durable Rock, Soft Rock   
Durable Rock, Medium Hardness Rock   

Family
  
  

Group
Not Applicable   
Volcanic   

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

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Definition of Oil shale and Oolite

The general Oil shale and Oolite definition can be stated as: Oil Shale is a fine-grained sedimentary rock from which oil is extracted. On the other hand, Oolite is a sedimentary rock formed from ooids, spherical grains which are composed of concentric layers of calcite. Along with definition of Oil shale and Oolite, get to know about Properties of Oil shale and Oolite. Get to know more information about Oil shale and Oolite origin and discoverer, etymology and class.

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History of Oil shale and Oolite

The history of Oil shale and Oolite 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 Oolite Origin and Discoverer

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

Etymology of Oil shale and Oolite

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

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