STONEPEDIA / NATURAL STONE
Minas Slate
Slate · Brazil
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GEOLOGICAL REFERENCE REGIONBrazil
Minas Gerais · Quadrilátero / Papagaios
-19.92°, -43.94° · View on globe ↗What makes it distinct
Brazil is a major slate producer and Minas Gerais holds an enormous reserve.
Selection & use
Check cleavage, thickness calibration and wet slip behavior.
Floors, walls, roofing and hearths
Layer separation and surface texture must match the application.
Geology & trade names
Low-grade foliated metamorphic rock
Minas Slate