All about Slate and Rhyolite Properties
Know all about Slate and Rhyolite properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Slate belongs to Metamorphic Rocks while Rhyolite belongs to Igneous Rocks.Texture of Slate is Foliated whereas that of Rhyolite is Aphanitic, Glassy, Porphyritic. Slate appears Dull and Rhyolite appears Banded. The luster of Slate is dull while that of Rhyolite is earthy. Slate is available in black, brown, buff, green, light to dark grey, purple, red, shades of blue colors whereas Rhyolite is available in grey, white, light 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 Rhyolite are gemstone, laboratory bench tops, jewelry.