Properties of Oil shale and Tuff
Grain Size
Very fine-grained
Fine Grained
Porosity
Highly Porous
Highly Porous
Luster
Dull
Vitreous to Dull
Specific Gravity
2.2-2.8
2.73
Transparency
Opaque
Opaque
Density
2.4-2.8 g/cm3
1-1.8 g/cm3
Resistance
Heat Resistant, Impact Resistant
Heat Resistant, Impact Resistant, Pressure Resistant, Wear Resistant
Oil shale vs Tuff Properties
Properties of Oil shale and Tuff play an important role in determining the type of rock. Along with Oil shale vs Tuff properties, get to know more about Oil shale Definition and Tuff 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 Tuff.