Know all about Slate and Conglomerate properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Slate belongs to Metamorphic Rocks while Conglomerate belongs to Sedimentary Rocks.Texture of Slate is Foliated whereas that of Conglomerate is Clastic. Slate appears Dull and Conglomerate appears Shiny and Rounded. The luster of Slate and Conglomerate is dull. Slate is available in black, brown, buff, green, light to dark grey, purple, red, shades of blue colors whereas Conglomerate is available in beige, black, brown, buff, light to dark grey, orange, rust, white, yellow 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 Conglomerate are cemetery markers, in aquifers, tombstones.