Oil shale and Schist Definition

Definition of Oil shale and Schist

The general Oil shale and Schist definition can be stated as: Oil Shale is a fine-grained sedimentary rock from which oil is extracted. On the other hand, Schist is a medium grade metamorphic rock with medium to large, flat, sheet like grains in a preferred orientation. Along with definition of Oil shale and Schist, get to know about Properties of Oil shale and Schist. Get to know more information about Oil shale and Schist origin and discoverer, etymology and class.

History of Oil shale and Schist

The history of Oil shale and Schist 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 Schist Origin and Discoverer

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

Etymology of Oil shale and Schist

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

• Sub-class: Durable Rock and Medium Hardness Rock
• Group: Not applicable
• Other Categories: Coarse grained rock, Fine grained rock, Medium grained rock and Opaque rock