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Oil shale and Pumice Definition


Pumice and Oil shale Definition


Definition

Definition
Oil Shale is a fine-grained sedimentary rock from which oil is extracted   
Pumice is a volcanic rock that consists of highly vesicular rough textured volcanic glass, which may or may not contain crystals   

History
  
  

Origin
Unknown   
Spain   

Discoverer
Unknown   
Unknown   

Etymology
From Old English scealu in its base sense of thing that divides or separate   
From Old French pomis, from a Latin dialect variant of pumex   

Class
Sedimentary Rocks   
Igneous 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 Pumice

The general Oil shale and Pumice definition can be stated as: Oil Shale is a fine-grained sedimentary rock from which oil is extracted. On the other hand, Pumice is a volcanic rock that consists of highly vesicular rough textured volcanic glass, which may or may not contain crystals. Along with definition of Oil shale and Pumice, get to know about Properties of Oil shale and Pumice. Get to know more information about Oil shale and Pumice origin and discoverer, etymology and class.

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History of Oil shale and Pumice

The history of Oil shale and Pumice 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 Pumice Origin and Discoverer

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

Etymology of Oil shale and Pumice

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

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