Know all about Slate and Ignimbrite properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Slate belongs to Metamorphic Rocks while Ignimbrite belongs to Igneous Rocks.Texture of Slate is Foliated whereas that of Ignimbrite is Aphanitic. Slate appears Dull and Ignimbrite appears Dull, Vesicular and Foilated. The luster of Slate is dull while that of Ignimbrite is vitreous to dull. Slate is available in black, brown, buff, green, light to dark grey, purple, red, shades of blue colors whereas Ignimbrite is available in beige, black, brown, grey, pink, white 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 Ignimbrite are cemetery markers, commemorative tablets, creating artwork.