Stone Counertops - Slate history
What is the history of slate? About how old is it? Where is found. What about stone countertops?I need all the info on slate you can give me. I would greatly appreciate it.Thank you very much.Answer:
Slate is not a specific age. It depends on where the slate is found and it's history as to its age. There are 3 steps in the formation of slate: 1. Deposition of sediment 2. Formation of the sediment into stone by pressure of burial. 3. Intense pressure and heat developed by metamorphic processes to change the shale into the much harder slate. Slate is the metamorphic product of shale. Slate is a fine-grained brittle stone which splits readily into thin smooth-faced layers or sheets. Slates are generally dark grey, green or black in colour, but may also be red or brown. Grains on stone countertops cannot be distinguished with the naked eye. The term argillite refers to stone with characteristics intermediate between shale and slate; they are harder than shale but do not break into sheets like slate.
(Shale has the apearance of earthy, hard, mud or clay, which is not surprising since shale is a compacted version of these materials. Shales vary in colour but are generally grey to black or brown. Shale is a soft rock and can easily be scratched with a knife. Stone Countertops - When hit with a hammer, a mark will remain and the rock breaks into chunks as opposed to sheets (as would be the case with metamorphosed shale - slate). The beds in shale are usually thin, flat and of uniform thickness)
(Metamorphic rocks :rocks which have formed from pre-existing rocks due to changes in temperature, pressure, stress or chemistry. )
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