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Product Code : SEL-GM-10675
Quick Answer: Source, reservoir and cap rocks of a petroleum system, together with coal and peat samples and oil tar sand with crude oil, make up this Hydrocarbon Set for teaching how fossil fuels occur in sedimentary rocks.
Last updated: October 2026
Key Features
Source rock: oil shale (Kimmeridge)
Reservoir rocks: limestone, oolitic limestone and sandstone
Cap rocks: shale (cap rock A), mudstone and gypsum (cap rock B)
Peat and lignite samples with bituminous and anthracite coal
Oil tar sand and crude oil
Technical Specifications
Specification
Value
Source rock
Oil shale (Kimmeridge)
Reservoir rocks
Limestone; oolitic limestone; sandstone
Cap rocks
Shale (A); mudstone; gypsum (B)
Coal and peat
Peat, lignite, bituminous coal, anthracite coal
Other
Oil tar sand, crude oil
About This Product
Coal, petroleum and natural gas are hydrocarbons and major fossil fuels, and plastics, waxes, solvents and oils are among their derivatives. This set gives students the rocks involved in a petroleum system: an oil shale source rock, porous reservoir rocks and sealing cap rocks, together with a run of coal samples from peat and lignite to anthracite, for geography and geology lessons in school or college.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which rocks are in the Hydrocarbon Set?
An oil shale source rock (Kimmeridge), limestone, oolitic limestone and sandstone reservoir rocks, and shale, mudstone and gypsum cap rocks, plus peat, lignite, bituminous coal, anthracite coal, oil tar sand and crude oil.
