Oil shale and Pegmatite Definition

Definition of Oil shale and Pegmatite

The general Oil shale and Pegmatite definition can be stated as: Oil Shale is a fine-grained sedimentary rock from which oil is extracted. On the other hand, Pegmatite rock is a holocrystalline, intrusive igneous rock which is composed of interlocking phaneritic crystals. Along with definition of Oil shale and Pegmatite, get to know about Properties of Oil shale and Pegmatite. Get to know more information about Oil shale and Pegmatite origin and discoverer, etymology and class.

History of Oil shale and Pegmatite

The history of Oil shale and Pegmatite 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 Pegmatite Origin and Discoverer

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

Etymology of Oil shale and Pegmatite

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

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