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Slate is a foliated (displaying layers or banding) metamorphic rock, and its parent rock was shale or mudstone. Marble is a non-foliated metamorphic rock (no layers or bands) and its parent rock was limestone.
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What are two useful metamorphic rock?
Marble and slate
Is marble formed from limestone and slate?
Yes, Marble is formed from Limestone, but not Slate.
What weathers faster marble or slate?
It depends on the marble and the slate, Vermont marble erodes faster than Maine slate, for example. Vermont marble is more often used in interior work. Maine slate is ideal for roofing.
Slate and marble are examples of what kind of rock family?
Slate and Marble are metamorphic rocks. Slate's parent rock is shale and Marble's parent rock is limestone.
What is a marble and slate?
MARBLE: In the town of PORTSOY on the Moray Firth, Scotland. SLATE: In the village of BALLACHULISH in the county of Inverness, Scotland.
Can you use slate cleaner on marble?
With all the research I have done, I am pretty sure that you can use slate cleaner on marble.
What are slate and marble and example of?
Slate is a fine-grained metamorphic rock typically used for roofing and flooring due to its durability and resistance to water. Marble is a metamorphic rock prized for its beauty and often used in sculpture and building materials. An example of both slate and marble in use would be a slate roof on a house and a marble statue in a museum.
List some ways in which marble and slate are economically important What do you use them for?
Marble and slate are both used by humans in buildings. Marble is used to make a number of items such as flooring and countertops. Slate is used primarily for roofing shingles.
Is marble or slate white?
Only approximately.
What are slate anthracite and marble?
Metamorphic rocks
What are slate and marble made from?
stone from the earth....
What ia a meamorphic rock?
slate, marble and gneiss
