DETAILS

Discipline

NH: GEOLOGY: ROCKS

Scientific Name

Slate

Common Name

Rock \ Metamorphic \ Regional

Place Collected

Scotland (place collected)

Form

hand specimen

Description

A slightly rounded fragment of dark purplish-grey slate showing foliation. The upper surface has a smooth texture and faint glossy sheen. Slate is a fine grained rock that is generally derived from the metamorphism of shale. It is characterised by being able to split into thin, flat layers known as 'slaty cleavage'.

ID Number

G.1937.55.p

Location

In storage