Know all about Slate and Kenyte properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Slate belongs to Metamorphic Rocks while Kenyte belongs to Igneous Rocks.Texture of Slate is Foliated whereas that of Kenyte is Glassy, Granular. Slate appears Dull and Kenyte appears Banded and Foilated. The luster of Slate is dull while that of Kenyte is greasy to dull. Slate is available in black, brown, buff, green, light to dark grey, purple, red, shades of blue colors whereas Kenyte is available in brown, buff, cream, green, 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 Kenyte are cemetery markers, creating artwork.