Silver Shine

Silver Shine slate is one of dense slate tiles suitable for bother interiors and exterior applications. It is a very distinctive silver gray colored with more or less consistent natural surface except occasional rust patch on the surface. The natural cleft surface is medium rough in case of silver shine slate. It is also one among the special family of slates displaying metallic textures.

Silver Shine slate tiles bring in a touch of individuality to your floor / wall and innovative landscaping feature & thus imparting personalized accents to any Home or garden. Honed / polished surfaces of Silver shine slate depict wonderful textures that are so random that a single tile may display several textures within itself. The mica inclusions within the stone also become more visible as solid black flecks and sometime like spears. The honed Silver shine slate also tends to be less colorful depicting largely silver and gray shades in varying tones and silver patterning.

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Description

Specification

Classification Slate
Quarry Deposit Layered
Quarry Excavation Hand Split Layers
Chisel Splitting Possible
Gang Saw Sawing Not Possible
Offered In Tiles, Slabs, Cut to size pavements, Flags
Both Faces Natural One Face Natural & One Face Calli-
berated
One Face Calli-
berated & One Face Honed
Standared Dimensions Only in Higher Thickness
Tailor-Made Specifications Possible
Carved Articles Not Possible
Recommended Applications Interiors and Exteriors
Suitability Medium to Low Traffic
Consistency Multicolour
Fragility Sound
Delivery 2 to 3 weeks

Technical Specification for Silver Shine Slate

Technical Information Value ASTM/ INDIAN Standards
Water absorption, % by weight 0.15 C-97
Density (Bulk specific gravity) 2.65 C-97
Modulus of rupture, N/ mm2 Dry – 11
Wet – 15
C-99
Compressive Strength N/ mm2 Dry – 117
Wet – 100
C-170