1 Paint-there are dozens of quality brands available, and for a room in the size described it will require two full gallons to cover the walls. 2  The better paints will cost between $30 and $50 per gallon, and will come as flat, semi-gloss, or glossy finish.
Foliation is the result of the parallel arrangement of (micas, etc.) in a plane perpendicular to the maximum principal applied stress. A lineation is caused by a similar growth of elongate minerals (eg. hornblende) in this plane. Slate, schist, and gneiss are three common foliated metamorphic rocks.
Slate is a metamorphic rock. Metamorphic rocks are rocks that change form from one type of rock into another because of time, pressure, heat and other factors. Other metamorphic rocks include slate, shale, schist, gneiss and marble. The new form of a rock is determined by the composition of the original rock. Shale doesn't automatically turn into slate.