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Wackestone and Oil shale Definition


Oil shale and Wackestone Definition


Definition

Definition
A carbonate rock which is matrix supported and contains over 10% allochems in a carbonate mud matrix.   
Oil Shale is a fine-grained sedimentary rock from which oil is extracted   

History
  
  

Discoverer
Unknown   
Unknown   

Etymology
From the English mud and stone, from low German mudde and stainaz   
From Old English scealu in its base sense of thing that divides or separate   

Class
Sedimentary Rocks   
Sedimentary Rocks   

Sub-Class
Durable Rock, Soft Rock   
Durable Rock, Soft Rock   

Family
  
  

Group
Not Applicable   
Not Applicable   

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

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Definition of Wackestone and Oil shale

The general Wackestone and Oil shale definition can be stated as: A carbonate rock which is matrix supported and contains over 10% allochems in a carbonate mud matrix.. On the other hand, Oil Shale is a fine-grained sedimentary rock from which oil is extracted. Along with definition of Wackestone and Oil shale, get to know about Properties of Wackestone and Oil shale. Get to know more information about Wackestone and Oil shale origin and discoverer, etymology and class.

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History of Wackestone and Oil shale

The history of Wackestone 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.

Wackestone and Oil shale Origin and Discoverer

Wackestone 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 Wackestone and Oil shale. In this section, you will know about Wackestone and Oil shale Origin and Discoverer. Origin of Wackestone and Oil shale are Unknown. It is interesting to know the name of Wackestone and Oil shale discoverer. The discoverer of Wackestone and Oil shale are Unknown.

Etymology of Wackestone and Oil shale

Along with Wackestone and Oil shale definition, know more about the etymology of Wackestone and Oil shale. Etymology of Wackestone and Oil shale gives information about origin and formation of a particular rock. Know more about Formation of Wackestone and Formation of Oil shale. The etymology of Wackestone is From the English mud and stone, from low German mudde and stainaz while that of Oil shale is From the English mud and stone, from low German mudde and stainaz. The process of formation of rocks defines the class of rock. All the rocks in a class are formed by similar processes. Wackestone and Oil shale belong to Sedimentary Rocks. The sub-class, group and other categories of Wackestone and Oil shale are listed below.

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