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Tachylite and Oil shale Definition


Oil shale and Tachylite Definition


Definition

Definition
Tachylite is a vitreous form of basaltic volcanic glass. This glass is formed naturally by the rapid cooling of molten basalt   
Oil Shale is a fine-grained sedimentary rock from which oil is extracted   

History
  
  

Origin
Iceland   
Unknown   

Discoverer
Unknown   
Unknown   

Etymology
From German Tachylite, from tachy- + Greek lutos soluble, melting   
From Old English scealu in its base sense of thing that divides or separate   

Class
Igneous Rocks   
Sedimentary Rocks   

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

Family
  
  

Group
Volcanic   
Not Applicable   

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

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Definition of Tachylite and Oil shale

The general Tachylite and Oil shale definition can be stated as: Tachylite is a vitreous form of basaltic volcanic glass. This glass is formed naturally by the rapid cooling of molten basalt. On the other hand, Oil Shale is a fine-grained sedimentary rock from which oil is extracted. Along with definition of Tachylite and Oil shale, get to know about Properties of Tachylite and Oil shale. Get to know more information about Tachylite and Oil shale origin and discoverer, etymology and class.

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History of Tachylite and Oil shale

The history of Tachylite and Oil shale gives information about where the rock was found and who was its discoverer. Almost each and every aspect of Earth's history is recorded in rocks be it the volcanoes which were erupted or the plants, animals and organisms which are now extinct, as rocks are present from millions of years.

Tachylite and Oil shale Origin and Discoverer

Tachylite and Oil shale definition gives us a brief idea about the two rocks. In some cases, the definition also gives summary about the Formation of Tachylite and Oil shale. In this section, you will know about Tachylite and Oil shale Origin and Discoverer. Origin of Tachylite is Iceland whereas Origin of Oil shale is Unknown. It is interesting to know the name of Tachylite and Oil shale discoverer. The discoverer of Tachylite and Oil shale are Unknown.

Etymology of Tachylite and Oil shale

Along with Tachylite and Oil shale definition, know more about the etymology of Tachylite and Oil shale. Etymology of Tachylite and Oil shale gives information about origin and formation of a particular rock. Know more about Formation of Tachylite and Formation of Oil shale. The etymology of Tachylite is From German Tachylite, from tachy- + Greek lutos soluble, melting while that of Oil shale is From German Tachylite, from tachy- + Greek lutos soluble, melting. The process of formation of rocks defines the class of rock. All the rocks in a class are formed by similar processes. Tachylite belongs to Igneous Rocks while Oil shale belongs to Sedimentary Rocks. The sub-class, group and other categories of Tachylite and Oil shale are listed below.

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