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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.
What is marble made and slate made from?
Marble is made from metamorphosing carbonate rocks such as limestone, so it's composition is mostly calcium carbonate (like Tums, it fizzes when acid is poured on it). Slate is made from metamorphosing shale (a sedimentary rock made from small flat clay grains).
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.
Which might be more useful for carving chess pieces-marble or slate?
Slate is a fragile and easy to break compare than the marble, which consists of high material durability along with high level of stickiness.
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.
What were romen roads made out of?
The Roman Empire constructed roads from stone, usually a form of marble or slate.
Is marble or slate white?
Only approximately.
