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Slate is so hard because it came from shale that is put under pressure with high temperature. The clay composition of shale converts to mica, making it hard.
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Is slate harder than shale?
No. Slate is harder. Slate is shale that has been heated and compressed.
Why is slate denser is denser than shale?
because it has layers
What is a metamorphic rock formed from a shale?
Slate. Slate is a low grade metamorphic rock derived from shale or mudstone.
Slate is a denser version of?
Slate is metamorphosed shale or mudstone.
What are the similarities of slate and shale?
the similarities between slate and shale is that they used to be brother and sister but they broke up and now they hate eachother
Is slate harder than shale?
No. Slate is harder. Slate is shale that has been heated and compressed.
What is similarities between shale and slate?
Slate and shale have the same make-up. Slate is formed from sedimentary shale by pressure and heat. Wet shale has the same smell that wet slate has.
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.
Why is slate denser is denser than shale?
because it has layers
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.
Can granite turn into slate?
No. . . .granite not turn into slate. . . .shale is turn into slate.
Shale is a sedimentary rock that can be metamorphosed into slate by what?
Shale is a sedimentary rock that can be metamorphosed into slate by "increased pressure" and heating.
Is a metamorpic rock formed from shale?
yes, it's slate. it goes from shale to slate to phyllite to mica schist.
What is metamorphic rock formed from shale?
Slate. Slate is a low grade metamorphic rock derived from shale or mudstone.
Slate is a denser version of?
Slate is metamorphosed shale or mudstone.
