The lively colors and unique texture make slates appropriate for interior as well as exterior applications.

The usual colors of slates are earthy browns, beiges, yellows, black, dark-grays, and greenish-gray, pinks, purples and copper are also found.

They usually exhibit a wide variation in color and texture even from the same quarry. Slates can be used fro flooring, backsplashes, fireplaces, wet bars, outside BBQ pits and countertops.

Slate can be used in both residential and commercial applications.