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Stones
Sedimentary	Calcite • Chalk • Chert • Claystone • Conglomerate • Dolomite • Limestone • Mudstone • Rock salt • Sandstone • Shale • Siltstone
Igneous I.	Diorite • Gabbro • Granite
Igneous E.	Andesite • Basalt • Dacite • Obsidian • Rhyolite
Metamorphic	Gneiss • Marble • Phyllite • Quartzite • Schist • Slate
Ore	Adamantine, raw • Aluminum, native • Bismuthinite • Cassiterite • Copper, native • Galena • Garnierite • Gold, native • Hematite • Horn silver • Limonite • Magnetite • Malachite • Platinum, native • Silver, native • Sphalerite • Tetrahedrite
Economic	Alabaster • Bituminous coal • Calcite • Gypsum • Kaolinite • Lignite • Satinspar • Selenite
Unique	Graphite • Kimberlite
Other	Alunite • Anhydrite • Bauxite • Borax • Brimstone • Chromite • Cinnabar • Cobaltite • Cryolite • Hornblende • Ilmenite • Jet • Marcasite • Mica • Microcline • Olivine • Orpiment • Orthoclase • Periclase • Petrified wood • Pitchblende • Puddingstone • Pyrolusite • Realgar • Rutile • Saltpeter • Serpentine • Stibnite • Sylvite • Talc

Raws
	[INORGANIC:SLATE] [USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE:STONE_TEMPLATE] [STATE_NAME_ADJ:ALL_SOLID:slate][DISPLAY_COLOR:0:7:1][TILE:'%'] [METAMORPHIC] [IS_STONE]

Slate
Uses
	Masonry ; Stone crafting ; Construction ;
Properties
	Metamorphic layer ; Material value 1 ; Melting point 11500 (x) ; Boiling point 14000 (m) ; Ignition point none (m) ; Solid density 2670 ; Specific heat 800 ;
Contains
	All minerals common to metamorphic layers ;
	Wikipedia article

This article is about an older version of DF.

Slate is an unremarkable metamorphic stone. It should not be confused with slade, an entirely different (and quite spoileriffic) material.

"Slate" is the name of the second month of the Dwarven calendar, covering mid-spring.