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Shale and Coquina


Coquina and Shale


Definition

Definition
Shale is a fine-grained sedimentary rock which is formed by the compaction of silt and clay-size mineral particles  
Coquina is a sedimentary rock that is composed either wholly or almost entirely of the transported, abraded, and mechanically-sorted fragments of the shells of molluscs, trilobites, brachiopods, or other invertebrates  

History
  
  

Origin
-  
European Foreland Basins  

Discoverer
Johann Gottlob Lehmann  
Unknown  

Etymology
From German Schalstein laminated limestone, and Schalgebirge layer of stone in stratified rock. From Old English scealu in its base sense of- thing that divides or separate,  
From Concha (Latin)+ Coquina(Spanish) +conch(English)= Couquina (mid 19th century)  

Class
Sedimentary Rocks  
Sedimentary Rocks  

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

Family
  
  

Group
-  
-  

Other Categories
Fine Grained Rock, Opaque Rock  
Coarse Grained Rock, Opaque Rock  

Texture

Texture
Clastic, Splintery  
Clastic  

Color
Black, Brown, Buff, Green, Grey, Red, Yellow  
Beige, Buff, Orange  

Maintenance
More  
More  

Durability
Durable  
Non-Durable  

Water Resistant
No  
No  

Scratch Resistant
No  
No  

Stain Resistant
No  
No  

Wind Resistant
No  
No  

Acid Resistant
No  
No  

Appearance
Muddy  
Layered, Banded, Veined and Shiny  

Uses

Architecture
  
  

Interior Uses
Decorative Aggregates, Homes, Interior Decoration  
Decorative Aggregates, Homes, Hotels, Interior Decoration  

Exterior Uses
As Building Stone, As Facing Stone, Office Buildings  
Garden Decoration, Office Buildings  

Other Architectural Uses
Curbing  
Curbing  

Industry
  
  

Construction Industry
Cement Manufacture, Construction Aggregate, for Road Aggregate, Making natural cement, Raw material for the manufacture of mortar  
Building houses or walls, Construction Aggregate  

Medical Industry
-  
-  

Antiquity Uses
Artifacts, Sculpture  
Artifacts, Monuments, Sculpture, Small Figurines  

Other Uses
  
  

Commercial Uses
Creating Artwork, Pottery  
Creating Artwork  

Types

Types
Red Shale, Black Shale, Green Shale, Grey Shale and Yellow Shale  
Sedimentary rock  

Features
Easily splits into thin plates, Generally rough to touch, Very fine grained rock  
Available in Lots of Colors and Patterns, Is one of the oldest rock  

Archaeological Significance
  
  

Monuments
-  
-  

Famous Monuments
Jantar Mantar in India  
-  

Sculpture
-  
-  

Famous Sculptures
-  
-  

Pictographs
-  
-  

Petroglyphs
-  
-  

Figurines
-  
-  

Fossils
Present  
Present  

Formation

Formation
Shale forms when very fine-grained clay particles are deposited in water which settle at the bottom of water bodies. They are later compacted hence forming shale.  
Coquina is a sedimentary rock which is formed when billions of small clam-like seashell, called Coquina, or cockleshell are die and hence are deposited, buried and turns into a rock when pressure is applied.  

Composition
  
  

Mineral Content
Albite, Biotite, Calcite, Chert, Chlorite, Dolomite, Hematite, Micas, Muscovite or Illite, Pyrite, Quartz, Silica, Sulfides  
Apatite, Augite, Bronzite, Calcite, Chert, Chlorite, Clay Minerals, Epidote, Feldspar, Garnet, Micas, Muscovite or Illite  

Compound Content
Ca, Fe, Mg, Silicon Dioxide, Sodium  
CaO, Carbon Dioxide, Iron(III) Oxide, MgO  

Transformation
  
  

Metamorphism
No  
No  

Types of Metamorphism
-  
-  

Weathering
Yes  
Yes  

Types of Weathering
Biological Weathering, Chemical Weathering, Mechanical Weathering  
Biological Weathering, Chemical Weathering, Mechanical Weathering  

Erosion
Yes  
Yes  

Types of Erosion
Chemical Erosion, Coastal Erosion, Glacier Erosion  
Coastal Erosion, Sea Erosion, Water Erosion, Wind Erosion  

Properties

Physical Properties
  
  

Hardness
3  
1-2  

Grain Size
Very fine-grained  
Coarse Grained  

Fracture
-  
Irregular  

Streak
White  
White  

Porosity
Highly Porous  
Highly Porous  

Luster
Dull  
Dull to Vitreous to Submetallic  

Compressive Strength
95.00 N/mm2  
30
-  

Cleavage
Slaty  
-  

Toughness
2.6  
-  

Specific Gravity
2.2-2.8  
1.10-2.24  

Transparency
Opaque  
Opaque  

Density
2.4-2.8 g/cm3  
2.8-2.9 g/cm3  

Thermal Properties
  
  

Specific Heat Capacity
0.39 kJ/Kg K  
30
0.84 kJ/Kg K  
15

Resistance
Heat Resistant, Impact Resistant  
Heat Resistant, Impact Resistant, Pressure Resistant, Wear Resistant  

Reserves

Deposits in Eastern Continents
  
  

Asia
Bangladesh, China, India, Russia  
-  

Africa
Ethiopia, Kenya, Morocco, South Africa, Tanzania  
-  

Europe
Austria, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Romania, Scotland, Spain, Switzerland  
United Kingdom  

Others
-  
-  

Deposits in Western Continents
  
  

North America
USA  
USA  

South America
Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela  
-  

Deposits in Oceania Continent
  
  

Australia
New South Wales, New Zealand, Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia  
-  

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All about Shale and Coquina Properties

Know all about Shale and Coquina properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Shale and Coquina belong to Sedimentary Rocks.Texture of Shale is Clastic, Splintery whereas that of Coquina is Clastic. Shale appears Muddy and Coquina appears Layered, Banded, Veined and Shiny. The luster of Shale is dull while that of Coquina is dull to vitreous to submetallic. Shale is available in black, brown, buff, green, grey, red, yellow colors whereas Coquina is available in beige, buff, orange colors. The commercial uses of Shale and Coquina are creating artwork, pottery.

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