All about Slate and Dunite Properties
Know all about Slate and Dunite properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Slate belongs to Metamorphic Rocks while Dunite belongs to Igneous Rocks.Texture of Slate is Foliated whereas that of Dunite is Phaneritic. Slate appears Dull and Dunite appears Rough and Shiny. The luster of Slate is dull while that of Dunite is shiny. Slate is available in black, brown, buff, green, light to dark grey, purple, red, shades of blue colors whereas Dunite is available in dark greenish - grey 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 Dunite are creating artwork, gemstone, jewelry, source of chromite, platinum, nickel and garnet, source of diamonds.