No. Shale is not fuel in and of itself. However, some shale deposits have oil or natural gas trapped in pore spaces. This can be processed into fuel.
No, shale is a natural form of rock.
Shale oil is an oil distilled from shales and used as fuel
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Silt and clay size sediments form shale.
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The word shale is a noun. The plural form is shales.
Shale beaches are formed from the deposition of sediment form nearby shale cliffs which are eroded. The shale can also be deposited at a beach due to longshore drift.
Oil shale is not classified as a renewable energy source because it is a fossil fuel that is formed from the remains of marine plants and animals over millions of years. While it is abundant, it is not considered renewable due to the length of time it takes for oil shale to form.
It can be. It is found in a rock type called shale and is produced in the shale form the original bio mater included in the deposition of the shale. If a unit of shale lithology is to be found on the continental shelf strata then it is likely that that shale will contain shale gas and it will be under the sea.
A black shale is a form of dark muddy rock, which is rich in sulphides and organic material.
Fossils could form in shale. Halite is table salt, a mineral with a crystalline structure that is not compatible with understood fossil formation methods.
Slate is metamorphosed shale.