Oil shale and Serpentinite Definition

Definition of Oil shale and Serpentinite

The general Oil shale and Serpentinite definition can be stated as: Oil Shale is a fine-grained sedimentary rock from which oil is extracted. On the other hand, A hydration and metamorphic transformation of ultramafic rock from the Earth's mantle is called as serpentinization, a group of minerals is formed by serpentinization compose rock 'serpentinite'.. Along with definition of Oil shale and Serpentinite, get to know about Properties of Oil shale and Serpentinite. Get to know more information about Oil shale and Serpentinite origin and discoverer, etymology and class.

History of Oil shale and Serpentinite

The history of Oil shale and Serpentinite 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 Serpentinite Origin and Discoverer

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

Etymology of Oil shale and Serpentinite

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

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