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No slate is very hard and brittle.
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Is slate soft med or hard?
Slate is a very hard but brittle sedimentary rock. It is mainly used as roofing tiles.
Is Slate is metamorphic?
yes, slate is metamorphic rock
What is slate formed by?
Slate is formed out of a sedimentary rock called Shale. It is a foliated metamorphic rock.
Is slate rock attracted to magnet?
will slate conduct eletricity
Is slate an ore?
Slate is not an ore; it is a metamorphic rock.
Is slate hard soft or smooth?
Slate is a hard and brittle rock.
Is slate soft med or hard?
Slate is a very hard but brittle sedimentary rock. It is mainly used as roofing tiles.
Does chalk mean slate?
No. Chalk is a soft carbonate sedimentary rock whereas slate is a fissile rock with a pronounced cleavage formed by the metamorphism of fine grained sedimentary rocks containing clay minerals. Chalk (the soft white mineral used in marking on a slate or blackboard) is actually now commonly made from gypsum but in the past was actully composed of calcitic chalk.
Does slate change into an igneous rock?
no slate is an igneous rock
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 a slate a igneous rock?
No, slate is a metamorphic rock that is formed by shale
What type of rock is slate?
A metamorphic rock.
What group of rock does slate belong?
Slate is a low-grade metamorphic rock.
Is Slate is metamorphic?
yes, slate is metamorphic rock
What is a metamorphic rock formed from a shale?
Slate. Slate is a low grade metamorphic rock derived from shale or mudstone.
Was slate once shale?
Slate is derived from it's parent rock, which is shale. Slate is a metamorphic rock that is composed of microcrystals.
Is slate a metamorphic rock which transforms from shale?
Slate is a metamorphic rock formed from the parent rock shale.
