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A slate roof in Cardiff, Wales A slate-faced church and homes in Wurzbach, Germany A fine slate tile work, Saint Leonhard's Church in Frankfurt am Main, Germany Slates with holes at a farm in Tremedda, Cornwall, England. Slate can be made into roofing slate, a type of roof tile which are installed by a slater. Slate has two lines of ...
Slate mines are found around the world. 90% of Europe's natural slate used for roofing originates from the Slate Industry in Spain. [1] The major slate mining region in the United Kingdom is the Lake district, with Honister slate mine being the last working slate mine, the only producers of the world famous Westmorland greenslate.
The world's biggest consumer of slate is France, followed by the UK, USA and Germany. In 2012, Spain produced more than 580,000 tonnes (570,000 long tons; 640,000 short tons) of slate worth about $380 million. This made it the largest slate producer in the world, followed by China and Brazil. [3]
The majority of tile has a polished finish, but other finishes such as honed are becoming more common. Almost all stone tile is mass-produced by automated tile lines to identical size, finish, and close tolerances. Exceptions include slate flooring tile and special orders: tile with odd sizes or shapes, unusual finishes, or inlay work.
[1] [2] Slate is mainly used for roofing, but is also produced as thicker slab for a variety of uses including flooring, worktops and headstones. [ 3 ] Up to the end of the 18th century, slate was extracted on a small scale by groups of quarrymen who paid a royalty to the landlord, carted slate to the ports, and then shipped it to England ...
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It is this cleavage which enables slate to be broken along flat, even planes. A large variety of colours and textures of slate can be produced, and the final product depends largely on the tectonic environment, the source of the sedimentary material, and the physical/chemical conditions prevalent during the sedimentation process.
In today’s Global Bulletin, Vice Distribution announces its spring slate; Manchester United’s Sir Alex Ferguson doc gets theatrical launch dates ahead of its Amazon Prime Video premiere ...