slate


 * SLATE **

__//** Some cant touch this facts about slate!!! **//__
 * Slate is formed by metamorphism
 * It's usually formed from muscovite and quartz
 * Slate is sometimes used to sharpen knives
 * Slate breaks in flat, straight planes
 * It also usually forms in the depths of mountains

__ Some physical characteristics are.......... __
 * its usually dark colored
 * it also shows slaty cleavage

__ Some other kinds of slate are_-_-_-_-_-_- __
 * [[image:http://geology.com/rocks/pictures/slate.jpg width="336" height="253" align="right" caption="The image “http://geology.com/rocks/pictures/slate.jpg” cannot be displayed, because it contains errors."]] slate
 * schist
 * gneiss

http://geology.com/rocks/pictures/slate.jpg

__ Where can you find this interesting rock?? __ ~ it can be found in Europe, Northern Italy, Germany, Norway, Vermont, New York, and the east coast of Newfoundlan d

http://www.centurystone.ca/images/traditional/slate_stone.jpg

__ This fantastic rock can be put to use in these ways......... __
 * roofing
 * billiard tables
 * tiles
 * decor in freshwater aquariums
 * insulator