slate door steps, slate fire surrounds, mantles, slate table tops, slate worktops, traditional Memorial blanks
Stone Name:Ardesia Levigata
Black - Slate
Origin:United Kingdom
slate door steps, slate fire surrounds, mantles, slate table tops, slate worktops, traditional Memorial blanks
One of the younger slates at 90 million years old
Italian Black Slate Characteristics Summary
Colour: Black with occasional jet black inclusions and sometimes a barely visible silvery mist
Slab Thickness: 20 and 30 mm. Thicker by special order direct from the quarry.
Raw slab size: 2.2 – 3 metres by 1.2 – 1.35 metres
Surface finishes: Honed and Riven
Scratch resistance: Medium
Porosity: Slight
Cost: Medium
Surface treatment: WD40
External use: No