I le fa'afanua, o le Slate ose ma'a fa'ameamea e fa'aputuina i palapala palapala po'o lefulefu mauga e ala i le metamorphism ua suia fa'atekinisi ma fa'atulagaina.O le Slate e lua laina faʻamalamalamaina o le gau - cleavage ma saito.O nei mea e mafai ai ona vaeluaina le paʻu i ni laupepa manifinifi, ona mafai lea ona tipi ma faʻapipiʻi i luga o le taualuga, faʻapea foʻi ma le tele o isi faʻaoga.
O le CDPH Slate e faʻaaogaina o matou tausaga o le poto masani e faʻamautinoa ai o le lelei o taʻavale masani masani e sili atu nai lo faʻamoemoega o matou tagata faʻatau, e le gata i uiga moni o le oloa ma i le tauvaga o tau e mafai ona matou ofoina atu.
E mafai ona faʻaaogaina a matou paʻu mo puipui puipui, faʻafuʻa, faʻaofuofu faʻaofuofu, maʻa faʻapipiʻi, faasitepu, paʻu, maʻa maʻa, paʻu vale, maʻa fuʻa, steppers, maa laa, laʻasaga, pa ma chips.