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Rock to Rock Oil

10/17/2014 9:38 AM

Is it possible to convert rock to rock oil
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10/17/2014 9:40 AM

Sure. Go for it.

Just get the Acme Rock Oil Kit.
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10/17/2014 9:43 AM

English word 'Petroleum': From Latin root words

petra = rock
oleum = oil

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10/17/2014 10:45 AM

Or this from Wiki:

Rock oil (Scottish Gaelic: Ola-nan-creag), is an ointment made from a thin film obtained on rocks by the sea, and used for a relief for burns and scalds.

It is not to be confused with petroleum which literally means the same.

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Re: rock to rock oil

10/17/2014 11:16 AM

Semantics... peculiarities in the English language.

References:
Buggy whip. Really? Why, was the buggy being bad?
Chain Saw: Everyone knows you don't saw a chain!

Rock Oil: Oil from amidst the rocks, not squeezed FROM the rocks.

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Re: Rock to Rock Oil

10/17/2014 10:44 AM

Yes....

..."by pyrolysis, hydrogenation, or thermal dissolution. These processes convert the organic matter within the rock (kerogen) into synthetic oil and gas"....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shale_oil

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Re: rock to rock oil

10/17/2014 10:45 AM

Any rock, no that is not possible. Certain rocks, absolutely.

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