Oil shale and Scoria Definition

Definition of Oil shale and Scoria

The general Oil shale and Scoria definition can be stated as: Oil Shale is a fine-grained sedimentary rock from which oil is extracted. On the other hand, Scoria is a dark-colored extrusive igneous rock with abundant round bubble-like cavities. Along with definition of Oil shale and Scoria, get to know about Properties of Oil shale and Scoria. Get to know more information about Oil shale and Scoria origin and discoverer, etymology and class.

History of Oil shale and Scoria

The history of Oil shale and Scoria 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 Scoria Origin and Discoverer

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

Etymology of Oil shale and Scoria

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

• Sub-class: Durable Rock and Medium Hardness Rock
• Group: Volcanic
• Other Categories: Fine grained rock and Opaque rock