Know all about Slate and Slate properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Slate and Slate belong to Metamorphic Rocks.Texture of Slate is Foliated whereas that of Slate is Foliated. Slate appears Dull and Slate appears Dull. The luster of Slate and Slate is dull. Slate and Slate are available in black, brown, buff, green, light to dark grey, purple, red, shades of blue colors. The commercial uses of Slate and 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.