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2. Slate - Wikipedia

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   Slate can be made into roofing slate, a type of roof tile which are installed by a slater. Slate has two lines of breakability—cleavage and grain—which make it possible to split the stone into thin sheets. When broken, slate retains a natural appearance while remaining relatively flat and easy to stack.

3. Buckingham Slate - Wikipedia

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   This natural stone has a distinct gray/blue/black color and glistens due to its mica content. One of the highest quality slates in the world, this unfading slate has long been used for architectural applications such as flooring, paving, wall cladding, stairs, counter tops, fireplace surrounds, gravestones and roofing.

4. Roofing slates - Wikipedia

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   The world's biggest consumer of slate is France, followed by the UK, USA and Germany. In 2012, Spain produced more than 580,000 tonnes (570,000 long tons; 640,000 short tons) of slate worth about $380 million. This made it the largest slate producer in the world, followed by China and Brazil. [3]

5. Virginia Slate - Wikipedia

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   This natural stone has a distinct gray/blue/black color and glistens due to its mica content. One of the highest quality slates in the world, this unfading slate has long been used for architectural applications such as flooring, paving, wall cladding, stairs, counter tops, fireplace surrounds, gravestones and roofing.

6. List of U.S. state minerals, rocks, stones and gemstones

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   A 2010 effort led by State Senator Gloria J. Romero, a Democrat from Los Angeles, sought to remove serpentine from its perch as the state's official stone. Organizations such as the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization have supported the move as the olive green rock is a source of chrysotile , a form of asbestos that can cause mesothelioma ...

7. Dimension stone - Wikipedia

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   Dimension stone is natural stone or rock that has been selected ... marble, limestone, quartz-based dimension stone (C616), slate (C629), travertine (C1527), and ...