Know all about Carbonatite and Slate properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Carbonatite belongs to Igneous Rocks while Slate belongs to Metamorphic Rocks.Texture of Carbonatite is Granular, Poikiloblastic whereas that of Slate is Foliated. Carbonatite appears Dull, Banded and Foilated and Slate appears Dull. The luster of Carbonatite is subvitreous to dull while that of Slate is dull. Carbonatite is available in black, brown, colourless, green, grey, pink, white colors whereas Slate is available in black, brown, buff, green, light to dark grey, purple, red, shades of blue colors. The commercial uses of Carbonatite are an oil and gas reservoir, as a feed additive for livestock, gemstone, metallurgical flux 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.