Know all about Slate and Schist properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Slate and Schist belong to Metamorphic Rocks.Texture of Slate is Foliated whereas that of Schist is Foliated, Platy. Slate appears Dull and Schist appears Layered and Shiny. The luster of Slate is dull while that of Schist is shiny. Slate is available in black, brown, buff, green, light to dark grey, purple, red, shades of blue colors whereas Schist is available in black, blue, brown, dark brown, green, grey, silver colors. The commercial uses of Slate and Schist 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.