Random Brian Factoid: According to the 1963 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Brian ranks 46th in popularity as a baby boy's name in North Carolina. Imagine that, 275 babies in North Carolina have the same name as you in 1963. Weird things about the name Brian: Your name in reverse order is Nairb.
Slate is a metamorphic rock that forms from mudstone or shale. The mudstone or shale normally contains clay or volcanic ash. Slate is unique in that it does not require any type of cementation to hold its particles together.late is used for different varieties of flooring and roofing. School children used pieces of slate as a writing board to practice their math and writing during the 1800s. Slate can easily be broken into neat, thin sheet because of its foliation.
Slate. Slate is a metamorphic rock. Metamorphic rocks are formed when sedimentary or igneous rocks are exposed to conditions of very high pressure or temperature, or are exposed to large amounts of very hot water. Slate is formed when fine-grained sedimentary rock (shale) is buried and exposed to high pressure deep beneath the Earth's surface.