Rustic Black Slate is a stone with high hardness and strong wear resistance. It can easily cope with various bumps and scratches in daily life. Therefore, it is often used for paving walls and floors. If you have the need for decoration or floor renovation in the near future, you can give priority to this stone.
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Testing data |
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Water Absorption: |
0.15% |
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Density: |
2300-2600 kg/cbm |
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Flexural strength: |
11 MPa |
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Compressive strength: |
195-205 MPa |
Advantages of rustic black slate floor tiles

- Natural texture
The surface of the stone has natural cracks, which is extremely suitable for pastoral and rural style floor paving.
- Strong matching
From yellow to charcoal grey, it can be well matched with light-colored elements such as wood, marble or metal.
- Good weather resistance
This rock slab can still be used for a long time whether it is exposed to the sun or in rain and snow.
Application Scenario
- Floor decoration: Due to its good anti-slip performance and wear resistance, it can be used for laying the ground of the courtyard of the country villa, indoor living room, kitchen, bathroom and other floors.
- Wall decoration: Rustic Black Slate Slab is also often used in the indoor living room background wall, bedroom wall, and outdoor villa exterior wall, garden wall and other places, which can enhance the elegant temperament of the wall.
- Roof decoration: Natural Slate tile fang has good waterproof effect and can also be used as roof tiles.
- Garden landscape: It can be used in the construction projects of the garden ground, rockery, flower pond, path, etc., which can make these places more natural and beautiful.
The production process of Rustic Black Slate
1. Raw material mining
From natural slate quarries, blasting and wire saw technology are used to mine slate raw stones with high density, low cracks, consistent color, and complete and stable structure.
2. Selection and classification
After quarrying, we will inspect and classify the slate rough stones according to their thickness, color consistency, and surface quality. The rough stones with natural color and texture changes and strong stability are selected and further processed.
3. Cutting
First, the stone is split manually along its natural cracks using traditional hand tools or hydraulic splitters, and then the high-quality slate ore is cut into different sizes using diamond saws or water jets.

4. Calibration and surface treatment
Use a polisher or grinder to calibrate the tile to a uniform thickness. Depending on the type of finish, the following treatments are available:
- Natural crack: preserves the original texture.
- Polished: smooth matte, perfect for interior decoration.
- Brushed or antique: softens, weathered look, creates a vintage effect.
5. Edge treatment
Depending on the project style, tiles can be treated in the following ways:
- For projects with a retro or country style, hand-cut edges can be used.
- For modern urban buildings, machine-cut edges can be used.
6. Quality inspection
Each batch of slate tiles undergoes strict quality control to check the following aspects:
- Surface flatness and texture---Size and thickness tolerance---Color uniformity---Edge smoothness and squareness---Moisture resistance
Inspection report and sample approval are provided before shipment.
Packaging & Palletization
- Use foam board or plastic separators between each tile
- Use sturdy fumigated wooden boxes or export-grade pallets
- Labeled with size, finish and quantity for easy inventory tracking
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