All about Slate and Gabbro Properties
Know all about Slate and Gabbro properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Slate belongs to Metamorphic Rocks while Gabbro belongs to Igneous Rocks.Texture of Slate is Foliated whereas that of Gabbro is Phaneritic. Slate appears Dull and Gabbro appears Veined and Shiny. The luster of Slate is dull while that of Gabbro is not available. Slate is available in black, brown, buff, green, light to dark grey, purple, red, shades of blue colors whereas Gabbro is available in dark grey to black 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 Gabbro are cemetery markers, commemorative tablets, laboratory bench tops, jewelry, sea defence, tombstones.