Slate Slate Slate is a fine-grained, foliated, homogeneous metamorphic rock derived from an original shale-type sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash through low-grade regional metamorphism. It is the finest grained foliated metamorphic rock. Foliation may not correspond to the original sedimentary layering, but instead is in planes perpendicular to the direction of metamorphic compression. The foliation in slate is called "slaty cleavage". It is caused by strong compression causing fine grained clay flakes to regrow in planes perpendicular to the compression. When expertly "cut" by striking parallel to the foliation, with a specialized tool in the quarry, many slates
Balinese name Inter-caste marriages occur. Those who marry someone from a higher caste will adopt the name "Jero" ("come in") in front of their name. A name may have a prefix to indicate gender, "I" for males and "Ni" for females. Typical names are. for example, "I Wayan Pedjeng" (first-born male whose personal name is "moon") or "Ni Ketut Sulastri" (fourth-born female whose personal name is "fine light"). Unlike Javanese names, Balinese names of Sanskrit origin do not experience vowel change from "a" to "o" (as in Javanese "Susilo", from "Susila"). Balinese name A Balinese name is part of a system of