Slate

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-025740",
  "term": "Slate",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. A compact, fine-grained metamorphic rock that possesses slaty cleavage and hence can be split into slabs and thin plates. Most slate was formed from shale [Original source: https://www.mindat.org/min-48638.html].\n\n2. A compact, fine-grained metamorphic rock that possesses slaty cleavage and hence can be split into slabs and thin plates. Most slate was formed from shale.",
  "references": [
    "Federal LCA Commons Elementary Flow List for Life Cycle Assessment",
    "FEDFL"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/slate/"
}