Above the tropopause is the stratosphere. This layer extends from an average altitude of 11 to 50 kilometers above the Earth's surface. This stratosphere contains about 19.9% of the total mass found in the atmosphere. Very little weather occurs in the stratosphere.
Cutting slate slabs does not have to be complicated; with standard tools and a suitable type of blade, you should be able to manage without a problem. Step 1 - Mark the Cutting Line and Mount the Slate Slab. Find the location on the slate slab that you want to cut and use a marker pen or pencil to draw a line across it.ou can also place it on top of two other slate slabs â anything to create a stable surface will do. The area of the slate slab marked by the pencil line should be places in the center between the two wooden or slate blocks. Step 2 - Cutting the Slate Slab. Get the circular saw and place a suitable blade in it.
Slate can also contain abundant quartz and small amounts of feldspar, calcite, pyrite, hematite and other minerals. Most slates are gray in color and range in a continuum of shades from light to dark gray. Slate also occurs in shades of green, red, black, purple and brown.late is a fine-grained, foliated metamorphic rock that is created by the alteration of shale or mudstone by low-grade regional metamorphism. The specimen shown above is about two inches (five centimeters) across.