Properties of Oil shale and Gabbro

Oil shale

Gabbro

Properties of Gabbro and Oil shale

Properties

Physical Properties

Hardness

2-3

Grain Size

Very fine-grained

Coarse Grained

Fracture

Not Available

Conchoidal

Streak

White

Black

Porosity

Highly Porous

Luster

Dull

Not Available

Compressive Strength

Not Available

225.00 N/mm²

Cleavage

Slaty

Not Available

Toughness

2.6

1.6

Specific Gravity

2.2-2.8

2.86-2.87

Transparency

Opaque

Density

2.4-2.8 g/cm³

2.7-3.3 g/cm³

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat Capacity

0.39 kJ/Kg K

Not Available

Resistance

Heat Resistant, Impact Resistant

Impact Resistant, Pressure Resistant, Wear Resistant

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Oil shale vs Gabbro Properties

Properties of Oil shale and Gabbro play an important role in determining the type of rock. Along with Oil shale vs Gabbro properties, get to know more about Oil shale Definition and Gabbro 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 Gabbro.