Properties of Oil shale and Limestone
Grain Size
Very fine-grained
Fine Grained
Fracture
Not Available
Splintery
Porosity
Highly Porous
Less Porous
Luster
Dull
Dull to Pearly
Compressive Strength
Not Available
Cleavage
Slaty
Non-Existent
Specific Gravity
2.2-2.8
2.3-2.7
Transparency
Opaque
Opaque
Density
2.4-2.8 g/cm3
2.3-2.7 g/cm3
Resistance
Heat Resistant, Impact Resistant
Pressure Resistant
Oil shale vs Limestone Properties
Properties of Oil shale and Limestone play an important role in determining the type of rock. Along with Oil shale vs Limestone properties, get to know more about Oil shale Definition and Limestone 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 Limestone.