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White one is still likely a Washita. There's no telling what the slate is. There are any number of slates that fit the criteria.

Nice work, you have a couple nice stones there.

That looks more like a slate to me. Appears to be sedimentary lines in the side there, and that wavy bottom is very characteristic of slate. Same with the silver sheen.

You could, but I don't think it would add much. You need to keep the stone freshly lapped as well if you want it to keep cutting fast. I accomplish this by just scuffing one side of mine on a sheet...

I love mine, but they really aren't a whole lot of use for razors unless you don't already have a 2kish synthetic stone. Even then they aren't quite as fast. They are exceedingly good on tools like...

If it's a Washita it's definitely old oil. Here is a before and after shot of an old Washita I bought a while back - second (after) shot shows this stone and another I cleaned up. This stone is on...

Top stone looks quite a bit like a Washita, but you'd have to try it to find out for sure - some hard Arks look very similar.