Know all about Slate and Diamictite properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Slate belongs to Metamorphic Rocks while Diamictite belongs to Sedimentary Rocks.Texture of Slate is Foliated whereas that of Diamictite is Clastic. Slate appears Dull and Diamictite appears Banded. The luster of Slate is dull while that of Diamictite is grainy, pearly and vitreous. Slate and Diamictite are available in black, brown, buff, green, light to dark grey, purple, red, shades of blue colors. The commercial uses 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 and that of Diamictite are commemorative tablets, creating artwork, production of lime.