Properties of Oil shale and Anorthosite
Grain Size
Very fine-grained
Coarse Grained
Fracture
Not Available
Irregular
Porosity
Highly Porous
Less Porous
Luster
Dull
Pearly to Subvitreous
Toughness
2.6
Not Available
Specific Gravity
2.2-2.8
2.62-2.82
Transparency
Opaque
Translucent
Density
2.4-2.8 g/cm3
2.7-4 g/cm3
Resistance
Heat Resistant, Impact Resistant
Heat Resistant, Impact Resistant, Pressure Resistant, Scratch Resistant, Wear Resistant
Oil shale vs Anorthosite Properties
Properties of Oil shale and Anorthosite play an important role in determining the type of rock. Along with Oil shale vs Anorthosite properties, get to know more about Oil shale Definition and Anorthosite Definition. For the ease of understanding, the properties of rocks are divided into physical and thermal properties. Rocks have a variety of properties like hardness, color, specific gravity, fracture, cleavage, luster etc. Know all about physical and thermal properties of Oil shale and Anorthosite.