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What is difference between oil shale rock and a rock?
Oil shale rock contains organic material that generates oil when heated, while regular rock does not. Oil shale rock also has a higher organic carbon content compared to regular rock.
What is a metamorphic rock formed from a shale?
Slate. Slate is a low grade metamorphic rock derived from shale or mudstone.
Is shale an igneous rock?
no it is a sedimentary rock
Can basalt turn into shale?
No, basalt cannot turn into shale. Basalt is an igneous rock formed from the cooling of lava, while shale is a sedimentary rock formed from the compaction of clay or mud. The processes that form these two types of rocks are different, so basalt cannot directly change into shale.
What carries shale rock?
false!
Was slate once shale?
Yes, slate was once shale. Shale is a sedimentary rock formed from the compaction of mud and clay, while slate is a metamorphic rock that forms from the metamorphism of shale. The process of metamorphism involves heat and pressure, which transforms the shale into slate by aligning the minerals and creating a foliation (layering) within the rock.
What is metamorphic shale?
The Shale is not a metamorphic rock it is a sedimentary rock.
Is shale an organic rock?
No. Shale is a clastic rock.
What is the rock category of shale?
Shale is a sedimentary rock.
Is shale a rock or mineral?
Shale is a clastic sedimentary rock
Is shale a sedimentary rock or a metamorphic rock?
shale is a sedimentary rock
What sedimentary rock is formed from thin layer of clay compacted very tightly together?
This is Shale, a Sedimentary rock.
Is a shale sedimentary rock?
Shale is clastic sedimentary rock.
What does shale form into once it is a metamorphic rock does it form into anything?
It tuns into slate when matamorphosed.
What rock is slate but in the past it was shale?
Shale is a sedimentaory rock, while Slate is a metamorphic rock. Generally the shale is metamorphosed into slate.
Is shale a chemical rock?
No, shale is clastic.
What rock is most likely to be shale?
Shale.
