Know all about Conglomerate and Slate properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Conglomerate belongs to Sedimentary Rocks while Slate belongs to Metamorphic Rocks.Texture of Conglomerate is Clastic whereas that of Slate is Foliated. Conglomerate appears Shiny and Rounded and Slate appears Dull. The luster of Conglomerate and Slate is dull. Conglomerate is available in beige, black, brown, buff, light to dark grey, orange, rust, white, yellow colors whereas Slate is available in black, brown, buff, green, light to dark grey, purple, red, shades of blue colors. The commercial uses of Conglomerate are cemetery markers, in aquifers, tombstones and that of Slate are blackboards, commemorative tablets, laboratory bench tops, standard material for the bed of billiard table, standard material for the beds of pool and snooker table, tombstones, used in aquariums, writing slates.