Flagstone is a very general term that denotes a large flat stone that is between one and four inches thick, especially one used for paving. Stones of this nature are created by splitting or cutting. The primary types of flagstones are sandstone, limestone, granite, slate or quartzite.
Slate, on the other hand, is a type of rock. You can make flagstones out of slate. Some flagstones are slate, but not all. Not all pieces of slate are flagstones.
The degree of metamorphism. Phyllite is slate further metamorphosed.
Phylite
No. . . .granite not turn into slate. . . .shale is turn into slate.
will slate conduct eletricity
How is slate formed?
The degree of metamorphism. Phyllite is slate further metamorphosed.
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Slate is a metamorphic rock whose parent rock is Shale. Slate is composed of micro crystals. The easiest way to differentiate the two is distinctive layering. Shale does not show distinctive layering. Slate does show distinctive layering.
At the flagstone store, silly.
Stonewalls, a masonry construction, can be built with Brick, Artificial stone, Cast stone, Decorative Stones, Flagstone, Granite, Mortar, Marble, and Slate.
We concluded a few days ago after some conversation between my Guatemalan helpers(trying to translate the word to Spanish ), the home owner and myself that the word "Flagstone" could simply be a perversion the words "Flat stone". This makes alot of sense....
Yes. Slate gray is between blue and gray.
Slate can be red, green, black and anything in between.
I was thinking about adding some Flagstone Pavers next to my driveway. Do you know if Lowe's sells Flagstone Pavers?
I need a sidewalk from my porch to the street. Can it be made from flagstone pavers?
Slate can be red, green, black, and many colors in between.
Although there is not much difference between the two being from the same company, there are differences. Pantech link has features such as multitasking capabilities, messaging through IM applications, and a MPEG4 video recorder which the Pantech Slate does not.