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    Quote Originally Posted by brooksie967 View Post
    So, I guess one of the questions I have is what makes the welsh slate hones particularly great? or Eschers/Thuringians for that matter? They are all the same type of metamorphic material no? All with varying quantities and particulate size of quartz/iron oxide
    Yer talkin rocks here.

    Even though it's slate and fits the definition the degree of metamorphism can vary from sample to sample as will the minor minerals so these differences and differences in particle size is what makes differences in slate.

    A good example is coal. Whether it's Peat, Lignite, Bituminous,or Anthracite it's pretty much all the same stuff. Its the way Mother Nature handles it that makes the difference. And to be accurate coal isn't a mineral or a rock cause it's organic based.
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