Know all about Soapstone and Slate properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Soapstone and Slate belong to Metamorphic Rocks.Texture of Soapstone is Polished whereas that of Slate is Foliated. Soapstone appears Dull, Banded and Foilated and Slate appears Dull. The luster of Soapstone is greasy while that of Slate is dull. Soapstone is available in black, black to grey, green, grey colors whereas Slate is available in black, brown, buff, green, light to dark grey, purple, red, shades of blue colors. The commercial uses of Soapstone are cemetery markers, creating artwork, gemstone, jewelry, manufacture of soap, solvents, dyes, plastics and fibres, production of lime, source of magnesia (mgo) and that 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.