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Sovite and Slate


Slate and Sovite


Definition

Definition
Sovite is a coarse-grained variety of carbonatite which belongs to intrusive igneous rock  
Slate is a fine-grained, foliated, homogeneous metamorphic rock derived from an original shale-type sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash through low-grade regional metamorphism  

History
  
  

Origin
Unknown  
England  

Discoverer
Unknown  
Unknown  

Etymology
Not Available  
From Old French esclate, from esclat (French éclat)  

Class
Igneous Rocks  
Metamorphic Rocks  

Sub-Class
Durable Rock, Soft Rock  
Durable Rock, Medium Hardness Rock  

Family
  
  

Group
Plutonic  
Not Applicable  

Other Categories
Coarse Grained Rock, Fine Grained Rock, Medium Grained Rock, Opaque Rock  
Fine Grained Rock, Opaque Rock  

Texture

Texture
Granular, Poikiloblastic  
Foliated  

Color
Black, Brown, Colourless, Green, Grey, Pink, White  
Black, Brown, Buff, Green, Light to Dark Grey, Purple, Red, Shades of Blue  

Maintenance
Less  
Less  

Durability
Durable  
Durable  

Water Resistant
Yes  
Yes  

Scratch Resistant
Yes  
Yes  

Stain Resistant
No  
Yes  

Wind Resistant
No  
No  

Acid Resistant
No  
No  

Appearance
Dull, Banded and Foilated  
Dull  

Uses

Architecture
  
  

Interior Uses
Decorative Aggregates, Homes  
Bathrooms, Decorative Aggregates, Entryways, Floor Tiles, Flooring, Homes, Hotels, Interior Decoration, Kitchens, Stair Treads  

Exterior Uses
As Building Stone, Garden Decoration, Office Buildings  
As Building Stone, As Facing Stone, Garden Decoration, Paving Stone  

Other Architectural Uses
Curbing  
Curbing  

Industry
  
  

Construction Industry
As a Flux in the Production of Steel and Pig Iron, As a Sintering Agent in Steel Industry to process Iron Ore, As Dimension Stone, Cement Manufacture, for Road Aggregate, Making natural cement, Manufacture of Magnesium and Dolomite Refractories, Unknown  
As Dimension Stone  

Medical Industry
Taken as a Supplement for Calcium or Magnesium  
Not Yet Used  

Antiquity Uses
Artifacts  
Artifacts, Monuments, Sculpture, Small Figurines  

Other Uses
  
  

Commercial Uses
An Oil and Gas Reservoir, As a Feed Additive for Livestock, Creating Artwork, Gemstone, Metallurgical Flux, Production of Lime, Soil Conditioner, Source of Magnesia (MgO)  
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  

Types

Types
Not Available  
Not Available  

Features
Available in lots of colors, Generally rough to touch, Is one of the oldest rock  
Easily splits into thin plates, Surfaces are often shiny, Very fine grained rock  

Archaeological Significance
  
  

Monuments
Not Yet Used  
Used  

Famous Monuments
Not Applicable  
Data Not Available  

Sculpture
Not Yet Used  
Used  

Famous Sculptures
Not Applicable  
Data Not Available  

Pictographs
Used  
Used  

Petroglyphs
Used  
Used  

Figurines
Not Yet Used  
Used  

Fossils
Absent  
Absent  

Formation

Formation
Sovites are formed due to low degrees of partial melting of rocks.  
Slate is a low grade metamorphic rock that is generally formed by metamorphosis of mudstone or shale, under relatively low pressure and temperature conditions.  

Composition
  
  

Mineral Content
Ancylite, Apatite, Barite, Fluorite, Magnetite, Natrolite, Sodalite  
Apatite, Biotite, Chlorite, Feldspar, Graphite, Hematite, Kaolinite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Tourmaline, Zircon  

Compound Content
CaO, Carbon Dioxide, Sodium Oxide  
Aluminium Oxide, CaO, Iron(III) Oxide, Potassium Oxide, MgO, Sodium Oxide, Silicon Dioxide, Titanium Dioxide  

Transformation
  
  

Metamorphism
Yes  
Yes  

Types of Metamorphism
Burial Metamorphism, Cataclastic Metamorphism, Contact Metamorphism, Hydrothermal Metamorphism, Impact Metamorphism, Regional Metamorphism  
Burial Metamorphism, Cataclastic Metamorphism, Regional Metamorphism  

Weathering
Yes  
Yes  

Types of Weathering
Biological Weathering, Chemical Weathering, Mechanical Weathering  
Biological Weathering, Chemical Weathering, Mechanical Weathering  

Erosion
Yes  
Yes  

Types of Erosion
Chemical Erosion, Coastal Erosion, Glacier Erosion, Sea Erosion, Water Erosion, Wind Erosion  
Coastal Erosion, Glacier Erosion, Water Erosion, Wind Erosion  

Properties

Physical Properties
  
  

Hardness
3  
3-4  

Grain Size
Medium to Fine Coarse Grained  
Very fine-grained  

Fracture
Conchoidal  
Splintery  

Streak
White  
Light to dark brown  

Porosity
Less Porous  
Less Porous  

Luster
Subvitreous to Dull  
Dull  

Compressive Strength
Not Available  
30.00 N/mm2  
30

Cleavage
Not Available  
Slaty  

Toughness
1  
1.2  

Specific Gravity
2.86-2.87  
2.65-2.8  

Transparency
Opaque  
Opaque  

Density
2.84-2.86 g/cm3  
2.6-2.8 g/cm3  

Thermal Properties
  
  

Specific Heat Capacity
Not Available  
0.76 kJ/Kg K  
17

Resistance
Heat Resistant, Pressure Resistant  
Heat Resistant, Impact Resistant, Pressure Resistant, Wear Resistant  

Reserves

Deposits in Eastern Continents
  
  

Asia
China, India, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Russia, Uzbekistan  
China, India, Turkey  

Africa
Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa  
Not Yet Found  

Europe
Austria, Denmark, Germany, Great Britain, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom  
Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom  

Others
Greenland  
Arctic  

Deposits in Western Continents
  
  

North America
Canada, USA  
USA  

South America
Brazil  
Brazil  

Deposits in Oceania Continent
  
  

Australia
New South Wales, New Zealand  
Not Yet Found  

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All about Sovite and Slate Properties

Know all about Sovite and Slate properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Sovite belongs to Igneous Rocks while Slate belongs to Metamorphic Rocks.Texture of Sovite is Granular, Poikiloblastic whereas that of Slate is Foliated. Sovite appears Dull, Banded and Foilated and Slate appears Dull. The luster of Sovite is subvitreous to dull while that of Slate is dull. Sovite is available in black, brown, colourless, green, grey, pink, white colors whereas Slate is available in black, brown, buff, green, light to dark grey, purple, red, shades of blue colors. The commercial uses of Sovite are an oil and gas reservoir, as a feed additive for livestock, creating artwork, gemstone, metallurgical flux, production of lime, soil conditioner, 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.

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