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Oil shale and Pseudotachylite Definition


Pseudotachylite and Oil shale Definition


Definition

Definition
Oil Shale is a fine-grained sedimentary rock from which oil is extracted   
Very fine grained fault rock which is composed of glassy matrix that often contains inclusions of wall-rock fragments.   

History
  
  

Origin
Unknown   
USA   

Discoverer
Unknown   
Unknown   

Etymology
From Old English scealu in its base sense of thing that divides or separate   
From pseudo- +‎ tachylite, a glassy rock generated by frictional heat within faults.   

Class
Sedimentary Rocks   
Metamorphic Rocks   

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

Family
  
  

Group
Not Applicable   
Not Applicable   

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

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Definition of Oil shale and Pseudotachylite

The general Oil shale and Pseudotachylite definition can be stated as: Oil Shale is a fine-grained sedimentary rock from which oil is extracted. On the other hand, Very fine grained fault rock which is composed of glassy matrix that often contains inclusions of wall-rock fragments.. Along with definition of Oil shale and Pseudotachylite, get to know about Properties of Oil shale and Pseudotachylite. Get to know more information about Oil shale and Pseudotachylite origin and discoverer, etymology and class.

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History of Oil shale and Pseudotachylite

The history of Oil shale and Pseudotachylite 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 Pseudotachylite Origin and Discoverer

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

Etymology of Oil shale and Pseudotachylite

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

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