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Yosemite Slate is unique. It's incredibly durable and only needs to be sealed to preserve it's natural beauty. Since it's a natural material, no two pieces of stone are alike.
Here are just a few ways to use Yosemite Slate:
Flooring
Entry ways
Counter tops
Shower stalls
Vanity tops
Fireplace Hearth
Walls behind woodstoves
Patios
Walkways
Benches
Decking for swimming pools
Stepping stones
Landscaping
Matching Book Ends
Patio Table Tops
Driveways
Columns for gateway entries |
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The Beauty of Yosemite Slate
What is Yosemite Slate?
Slate is a fine grained rock produced by the regional metamorphism of clay or shale. Pressure and heat causes the shaly material to partly recrystallize to platy micaceous minerals in parallel orientation. The cleavage thus produced is sufficiently developed to allow easy splitting of the rock and is the feature of the greatest economic importance. The predominant minerals in mica slate are muscovite, quartz, chlorite, and carbonaceous matter.
 The commercial value of slate depends upon mineral composition, structure and texture. Permanence color is especially desireable. Some slates maintain their original color for many years, whereas other slates change shades within a comparatively short time. Color is determined by chemical and mineralogical compositions. Gray, blue-gray or black color is attributed to the absence of carbonaceous material; green if chlorite is abundant; red, purple, yellow or brown have oxides of iron. Some color changes are attributable to the decomposition of carbonates of iron, calcium or magnesium to form the yellos hydrous iron oxide, limonite.
Colors:
Yosemite Slate comes in three different colors: 100% black, 70% black, or multi-color with gold color running through it.
Sizes:
1 1/4" thick with average size of 25" to 30". Coverage is approximately 100 sq. ft. per ton.
1 1/4" thick with average size of 24" to 36" random. Coverage is approximately 70 sq. ft. per ton.
Slate that is 36" x 48" or larger than a standard pallet will have a thickness of 1" to 3".
Yosemite Quartize is quarried along with Yosemite Slate. This item is packaged in three ways:
Ledger: 1" to 6" thick
2" to 6" depth Approximately 30 SF/ton
6" to 18" + length
Patio/Veneer: 1 1/2" to 2 1/2" thick
7" min random size Approximately 70 SF/ton
Step Stone: 2 1/2" to 3 1/2" thick
12" to 24" + random size
Colors are the same as Yosemite Slate. |
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