All about Basalt and Slate Properties
Know all about Basalt and Slate properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Basalt belongs to Igneous Rocks while Slate belongs to Metamorphic Rocks.Texture of Basalt is Glassy, Massive, Porphyritic, Scoriaceous, Vesicular whereas that of Slate is Foliated. Basalt appears Dull and Soft and Slate appears Dull. The luster of Basalt is not available while that of Slate is dull. Basalt is available in black, brown, light to dark grey colors whereas Slate is available in black, brown, buff, green, light to dark grey, purple, red, shades of blue colors. The commercial uses of Basalt are an oil and gas reservoir, commemorative tablets, creating artwork, used in aquariums 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.