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Oil shale and Pantellerite


Pantellerite and Oil shale


Definition

Definition
Oil Shale is a fine-grained sedimentary rock from which oil is extracted   
Pantellerite is a peralkaline rhyolite. It has a higher iron and lower aluminium composition than comendite   

History
  
  

Origin
Unknown   
Strait of sicily   

Discoverer
Unknown   
Unknown   

Etymology
From Old English scealu in its base sense of thing that divides or separate   
From Pantelleria, a volcanic island in the Strait of Sicily   

Class
Sedimentary Rocks   
Igneous Rocks   

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

Family
  
  

Group
Not Applicable   
Volcanic   

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

Texture

Texture
Splintery   
Eutaxitic   

Color
Black, Brown, Buff, Green, Grey, Red, Yellow   
Dark Greenish - Grey   

Maintenance
Less   
Less   

Durability
Durable   
Durable   

Water Resistant
Yes   
Yes   

Scratch Resistant
No   
Yes   

Stain Resistant
Yes   
Yes   

Wind Resistant
No   
Yes   

Acid Resistant
No   
Yes   

Appearance
Muddy   
Layered and Foliated   

Uses

Architecture
  
  

Interior Uses
Not Yet Used   
Not Yet Used   

Exterior Uses
Not Yet Used   
Not Yet Used   

Other Architectural Uses
Not Yet Used   
Not Yet Used   

Industry
  
  

Construction Industry
Cement Manufacture, Construction Aggregate, for Road Aggregate, Serves as an Oil and Gas Reservoir rock   
NA   

Medical Industry
Not Yet Used   
Not Yet Used   

Antiquity Uses
Artifacts   
Artifacts, Sculpture   

Other Uses
  
  

Commercial Uses
An Oil and Gas Reservoir   
Creating Artwork   

Types

Types
Carbonate-rich Shale, Siliceous Shale and Cannel Shale   
Pantelleritic Ignimbrite   

Features
Easily splits into thin plates, Generally rough to touch, Is one of the oldest rock, Very fine grained rock   
High Fe content   

Archaeological Significance
  
  

Monuments
Not Yet Used   
Not Yet Used   

Famous Monuments
Not Applicable   
Not Applicable   

Sculpture
Not Yet Used   
Not Yet Used   

Famous Sculptures
Not Applicable   
Not Applicable   

Pictographs
Not Used   
Not Used   

Petroglyphs
Not Used   
Not Used   

Figurines
Not Yet Used   
Not Yet Used   

Fossils
Present   
Absent   

Formation

Formation
Oil Shale forms on the beds of seas and lakes and its formation starts with the organic debris settling and accumulating at the bottom of a lake or sea which are then transformed into rock with the help of high temperature and pressure.   
Pantellerite is a fine-grained, hard rock which is a type of metasomatite, essentially altered basalt. It forms with or without crystallization, either below the surface as intrusive rocks or on the surface as extrusive rocks.   

Composition
  
  

Mineral Content
Albite, Biotite, Calcite, Chert, Chlorite, Dolomite, Hematite, Micas, Muscovite or Illite, Pyrite, Quartz, Silica, Sulfides   
Amphibole, Feldspar, Ilmenite   

Compound Content
Ca, Fe, Mg, Silicon Dioxide, Sodium   
Al, Fe   

Transformation
  
  

Metamorphism
No   
Yes   

Types of Metamorphism
Not Applicable   
Burial Metamorphism, Cataclastic Metamorphism   

Weathering
Yes   
Yes   

Types of Weathering
Biological Weathering, Chemical Weathering, Mechanical Weathering   
Biological Weathering, Chemical Weathering   

Erosion
Yes   
Yes   

Types of Erosion
Chemical Erosion, Sea Erosion, Water Erosion   
Chemical Erosion, Coastal Erosion, Glacier Erosion, Sea Erosion, Water Erosion, Wind Erosion   

Properties

Physical Properties
  
  

Hardness
2-3   
6-7   

Grain Size
Very fine-grained   
Fine Grained   

Fracture
Not Available   
Sub-conchoidal   

Streak
White   
Unknown   

Porosity
Highly Porous   
Less Porous   

Luster
Dull   
Earthy   

Cleavage
Slaty   
Conchoidal   

Toughness
2.6   
2   

Specific Gravity
2.2-2.8   
Not Available   

Transparency
Opaque   
Translucent to Opaque   

Density
2.4-2.8 g/cm3   
Not Available   

Thermal Properties
  
  

Specific Heat Capacity
0.39 kJ/Kg K   
23
Not Available   

Resistance
Heat Resistant, Impact Resistant   
Heat Resistant   

Reserves

Deposits in Eastern Continents
  
  

Asia
Bangladesh, China, India, Israel, Jordan, Russia, Syria, Thailand, Turkey   
China, India   

Africa
Ethiopia, Kenya, Morocco, South Africa, Tanzania   
Angola, Egypt, Madagascar, Namibia, Nigeria   

Europe
Austria, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Romania, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland   
Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom   

Others
Greenland, Not Yet Found   
Not Yet Found   

Deposits in Western Continents
  
  

North America
Canada, USA   
Canada, USA   

South America
Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela   
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador   

Deposits in Oceania Continent
  
  

Australia
New South Wales, New Zealand, Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia   
Central Australia, Queensland, Western Australia   

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All about Oil shale and Pantellerite Properties

Know all about Oil shale and Pantellerite properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Oil shale belongs to Sedimentary Rocks while Pantellerite belongs to Igneous Rocks.Texture of Oil shale is Splintery whereas that of Pantellerite is Eutaxitic. Oil shale appears Muddy and Pantellerite appears Layered and Foliated. The luster of Oil shale is dull while that of Pantellerite is earthy. Oil shale is available in black, brown, buff, green, grey, red, yellow colors whereas Pantellerite is available in dark greenish - grey colors. The commercial uses of Oil shale are an oil and gas reservoir and that of Pantellerite are creating artwork.

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