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'''Slate''' is an unremarkable [[metamorphic layer|metamorphic]] [[stone]]. It should not be confused with [[slade]], an entirely different (and quite spoileriffic) material.
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"Slate" is the name of the second month of the Dwarven [[calendar]], covering mid-spring.
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'''Slate''' is a [[metamorphic layer|metamorphic]] [[stone]]. It should not be confused with [[slade]], an entirely different material. This is also the name of the second month of the dwarven [[calendar]], covering mid-spring.
  
 
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Slate is [[shale]] which has been metamorphosed at high temperatures and pressure. It is a common form of roofing where it can be accessed easily.  
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Slate is [[shale]] which has been metamorphosed at high temperature and pressure. Metamorphic compression causes foliation in slate, called "slaty cleavage," perpendicular to the direction of maximum stress. Slate is frequently grey in color, but occurs in a variety of other colors, such as cyan, green, pink, and purple.
  
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Slate can range in color from a very dark, slightly blue grey to a light pink, and splits along layers, which are perpendicular to the pressure the slate was metamorphosed in.
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Slate is used to produce [[wikipedia:Roofing slates|roofing slates]], a variety of [[wikipedia:Roof tile|roof tile]]. Before the advent of synthetic chalkboards, slate was widely used for blackboards and [[wikipedia:Slate_(writing)|writing slates]]; these were written upon using a chalk or shale pencil.
  
 
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Wikipedia article

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This article is about the current version of DF.
Note that some content may still need to be updated.
For the month, see Calendar.
Not to be confused with Slade.

Slate is a metamorphic stone. It should not be confused with slade, an entirely different material. This is also the name of the second month of the dwarven calendar, covering mid-spring.

In Real Life[edit]

Slate is shale which has been metamorphosed at high temperature and pressure. Metamorphic compression causes foliation in slate, called "slaty cleavage," perpendicular to the direction of maximum stress. Slate is frequently grey in color, but occurs in a variety of other colors, such as cyan, green, pink, and purple.

Slate is used to produce roofing slates, a variety of roof tile. Before the advent of synthetic chalkboards, slate was widely used for blackboards and writing slates; these were written upon using a chalk or shale pencil.

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