Amalunga esileyithi abangwa ukuthuthukiswa kwama-mica flakes amancane, kunokuhlukana phakathi kwe-sedimentary strata yasekuqaleni.
I-slate idalwa lapho i-mudstone, shale, noma i-felsic igneous rock igqitshwa futhi ingaphansi kwamazinga okushisa aphansi nokucindezela.
I-slate icolisekile ngokwedlulele futhi ayibonakali ngeso lomuntu. Isileti esipholishiwe sinendawo ye-matte kodwa sibushelelezi lapho sithintwa futhi sasisetshenziselwa ukwakha amabhodi amnyama ngaphambilini. Inani elincane le-silika mica linikeza isileti ukubukeka kwengilazi kasilika.
I-slate ibonakala ngemibala ehlukahlukene ngenxa yomehluko ezicini zamaminerali nezimo ze-oxidation endaweni yokuqala ye-sedimentary. Ngokwesibonelo, i-black slate yathuthukiswa endaweni engenawo umoya-mpilo, kodwa isileyithi esibomvu sakhiqizwa endaweni enomoya-mpilo.
I-slate yenzeka ngaphansi kwamazinga okushisa aphansi nezingcindezi, ngakho izinsalela zezitshalo nezinye izici eziqanjiwe zingase zigcinwe.
I-slate imbiwa ngamabhulokhi amakhulu futhi isetshenziselwa amaphaneli okulawula kagesi, ama-worktops, amabhodi, kanye nephansi ngenxa yezimfanelo zayo ezifana nepuleti, ezikwazi ukuqina, nezihlakazekayo. Izileti ezincane zisetshenziselwa ukwakha uphahla.
Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi intaba ephakeme noma isigodi esijulile, idolobha elikhulu elimatasa noma indawo yasemaphandleni enokuthula, ukuma okumangalisayo kweslate kanye nekhwalithi eqinile kunikeza ukusekelwa okuqhubekayo ezimpilweni zabantu nomsebenzi. Lesi isileti, ukuphila okuyisisekelo nokho okuqinile, itshe elilondoloza izigidigidi zeminyaka yezindaba nezinkumbulo.