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Oil shale and Slate Definition


Slate and Oil shale Definition


Definition

Definition
Oil Shale is a fine-grained sedimentary rock from which oil is extracted   
Slate is a fine-grained, foliated, homogeneous metamorphic rock derived from an original shale-type sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash through low-grade regional metamorphism   

History
  
  

Origin
Unknown   
England   

Discoverer
Unknown   
Unknown   

Etymology
From Old English scealu in its base sense of thing that divides or separate   
From Old French esclate, from esclat (French éclat)   

Class
Sedimentary Rocks   
Metamorphic Rocks   

Sub-Class
Durable Rock, Soft Rock   
Durable Rock, Medium Hardness 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 Slate

The general Oil shale and Slate definition can be stated as: Oil Shale is a fine-grained sedimentary rock from which oil is extracted. On the other hand, Slate is a fine-grained, foliated, homogeneous metamorphic rock derived from an original shale-type sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash through low-grade regional metamorphism. Along with definition of Oil shale and Slate, get to know about Properties of Oil shale and Slate. Get to know more information about Oil shale and Slate origin and discoverer, etymology and class.

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History of Oil shale and Slate

The history of Oil shale and Slate 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 Slate Origin and Discoverer

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

Etymology of Oil shale and Slate

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

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