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From which rock type does slate form?
The most usual protolith of slate is the sedimentary rock shale.
What are the most common roofing slates?
The most common roofing slates is Welsh slate. This type of slate has been used for many years and is very common around many houses in the UK. Slate is very common due to how well it reacts to weather conditions.
The different kinds of slate rock?
There are three main types of slate rock based on their color and composition: black slate, red slate, and green slate. Black slate is the most common type, formed from shale, while red slate gets its color from iron oxide. Green slate is typically formed from chlorite or other minerals containing green pigments.
What is An fact about shale?
It is a sedimentary rock that easily splits into layers. It is also the parent rock of Slate.
What are most useful metamorphic rocks?
slate and marble
Slate most closely resembles which sedimentary rock?
Slate most closely resembles shale when it comes to sedimentary rocks. Both are composed of fine-grained minerals, have a layered structure, and are formed from the compaction and metamorphism of pre-existing sedimentary rocks. Slate is a metamorphic rock derived from the low-grade metamorphism of shale.
Where can I buy a slate fireplace online?
There are not many retailers for slate fireplace, most give intruction how to assemble or they sale slate to be applied. One website that may be helpful with different style fireplaces and the websites that offer them is http://www.slate-stone.com/slate-fireplaces.html .
Where can you get slate for a billiards table?
Most pool table slate comes from Italy and is cut and milled there for pool table use. From there, it is finished at the pool table manufacturer. To purchase new slate, you need to contact a pool manufacturer and convince them to sell you the slate. Because it is not an item they intned to sell, expect it to be very costly. In addition, you will most likely be responsible for drilling the slate yourself. A better option may be to look around for a used pool table that has the slate in excellent condition. This can be found in yard and garage sales, newspaper ads, Craig's List, and eBay. This most likely will be much cheaper than buying new slate.
What are the two most useful metamorphic rock?
slate and marble
What is the of slate?
2691- Solid slate. 1290-1450- Broken slate. 1362- Pulverized slate. 2691- Solid slate. 1290-1450- Broken slate. 1362- Pulverized slate.
Can you use pinesol to clean slate floors?
Yes...my proffesional house cleaner says that it what they use to clean most if not all slate floors in homes.
How thick should slate be on a billiards table?
1 inch minimum. Most poolplayers will agree that the thicker the slate, the more consistent the table will be. That is why experienced poolplayers that can both afford it and have a room to support it, will have a table with 1.5 inch, and even 2 inch slate. However, most tables are 1 inch slate and most poolplayers would agree that they cannot tell the difference from 1 inch to 1.5 inch. Thinner tables are made, and most will argue that you can tell the difference.
