Slate Worktops For Kitchens, Bathroom & Flooring
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Slate is a fine-grained, foliated, homogeneous metamorphic rock with a dull lustre created by the alteration of shale or mudstone by low-grade regional metamorphism under relatively low temperature and pressure. It is mined and quarried in different parts of the world predominately in Brazil and Spain to be used as premium construction stones. These slate rocks easily cleave or split into thin slabs with high tensile strength and endurance. The most prevalent colour of a Slate is grey, although they can be found in black, green, red and even purple shades. They are available in honed and polished finishes, within a thickness range of 30mm, 40mm and 5o mm, and are suitable to be used for purposes like roofing, internal and external flooring, wall cladding etc. Learn more Introduction for Slate Worktops Slate Kitchen is a fine grained, clayey metamorphic rock created by modification of shale or mudstone, under low grade metamorphic conditions which means under relatively low pressure and temperature. They split easily into thinner slabs having high tensile strength and durability. Their sturdiness and attractive appearance makes them a popular choice for roofing, kitchen floors, bathroom floors, etc. Composition of Slate Worktops Slate is mainly composed of micas or clay minerals, like quartz, muscovite, illite, often together with biotite, chlorite, hematite and pyrite, and less frequently with apatite, graphite, kaolinite, magnetite, tourmaline, or zircon as well as feldspar. This depends upon the level of metamorphism it has been exposed to. Uses of Slate Natural slate is energy efficient and fire resistant. Because of its good electrical insulation and fireproof nature, it was used in the early 20th century for designing electric switchboards and relay controls for large electric motors. They are suitable to be used as a roofing material because of its extremely low water absorption quality; 0.4% index, making the material almost waterproof, and they can be cut in