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Is slate hard soft or smooth?
Slate is a hard and brittle rock.
Why does slate break along such smooth flat surfaces?
It breaks along its foliation, which consists of microscopically flat grains of clay
What color can slate be?
Slate is metamorphosed shale. Shale is a sedimentary rock that is composed of fine particles of clay minerals and mud that were transported and sorted by water. The color is a product of the type of clay and mud being transported and the time of its deposition.
Is slate harder than shale?
No. Slate is harder. Slate is shale that has been heated and compressed.
Does slate conduct electric?
Slate is an electrical insulator. Slate is not a conductor of electricity.
What is the luster for slate?
slate is smooth :o
What type of texture does slate rock have?
Slate is smooth
Is slate hard soft or smooth?
Slate is a hard and brittle rock.
What is a mineral with smooth flat sheets?
Slate.
What does slate look and feel like?
Rough when it is fresh but when shaped it is smooth and cold. Slate is used as chalkboards. It is smooth, cool or cold to the touch, and chalk can leave 'marks' so humans can write or draw on its surface. Slate has been used for centuries in school (students used a single small "slate" to do their "figuring" -math- and to write words or sentences.
Which rock is slate?
Slate rock is very smooth. These rocks are typically dark grey but could also be orange, red, black, and light grey.
Which is the splitting of a mineral along smooth flat surfaces?
Slate is a sedimentary rock that can be split horizontally to produce smooth flat surfaces that is often used as a roofing material.
Why does slate break along such smooth flat surfaces?
It breaks along its foliation, which consists of microscopically flat grains of clay
What is found on top of coal slate or shale?
== == == == == == The cap rock on a coal bed is usually a sedimentary rock, (i.e. shale sandstone etc.) but not always shale. Slate is a metamorphic rock, usually derived from shale that has been exposed to high pressures and temperatures over very long periods of time. Ways to tell the difference between slate and shale: Slate will have a smooth surface, and possible have light glare at a right angle. Shale will have a dull, sandy surface. Tap them against something hard. Slate will make a "clink" noise, almost like porcelain or ceramic, where shale will make a "thud" sound. Rub it against your teeth. Slate will be smooth, shale will be gritty. == == == ==
What is something people use slate for?
Commonly used for table tops on expensive pool tables-smooth as glass but not as easily broken
Why is slate an excellent material for pool and billiard tables?
The major advantage of a slate bed pool table is that it provides a more true and even run of the balls. On other surfaces the balls are more likely to deviate from straight lines. Slate tables will also allow the balls to react better to spin.
What color can slate be?
Slate is metamorphosed shale. Shale is a sedimentary rock that is composed of fine particles of clay minerals and mud that were transported and sorted by water. The color is a product of the type of clay and mud being transported and the time of its deposition.
