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 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.n the coal mining industry of the Appalachian Basin, the word slate is still used by many miners to in reference to the shale that forms the roof and floor of a mine and for fragments of shale that are separated from the coal in preparation plants.