Slate

SLATE FROM INDIA

Slate splits naturally into beautifully textured layers. The various shades of slate products – brown, yellow, dark gray, pink, lavender and more, may even occur within the same piece of stone. The vibrant colors and unique texture makes slates appropriate for interior as well as exterior applications.

Slate is a natural stone flooring material that is quarried from out of the earth, usually from mountains. Slate is a metamorphic rock, which simply means that it is formed over long periods of time out of other existing rock types. These minerals and sediments include quartz, mica, muscovite, calcite, and often times biotite, chlorite, hematite, and pyrite, with occasional instances of apatite, graphite, kaolinite (the main mineral in ceramic clay), magnetite, zircon, and feldspar. These are all then compressed over long periods of time by heat and pressure until they bond into a homogenous, finely grained stone, which we know as slate. Slate is a durable, finely foliated, and brittle stone, which comes in a wide range of colors, depending on the location and minerals of the slate in question. It is often black, dark green, and gray, but can also include instances of red, purple, gold, and blue. Slate is quarried in large slabs, which are then cleaved, parallel to the foliation, into tiles of generally uniform size. Slate is quarried around the world as well as domestically, but is mainly manufactured in Asia. Slate tiles are used not only for flooring, but also wall tiling, back splashes, stepping stones, roofing, and a variety of other uses. Slate is probably the most common natural stone in general use.

Slate tile flooring is an exceptionally beautiful and durable natural stone flooring option offered by Floor Coverings International of Largo and Seminole, FL, but there’s not a whole lot of information on it. So our team decided that we would fill the gaps and give you this post with everything you ever wanted to know about slate tile flooring.

Applications:
Flooring, Wall cladding, Pool Coping, Pool Surrounds

Finishes:
Both sides natural split surface, Top Natural & Bottom Calibrated, Polished

Sizes:
30x30cm, 40x40cm, 40x60cm, 60x60cm, Customized sizes available.

Thickness:
1.5cm, 2cm, 3cm

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