The geology of Ballachulish slate quarry - obviously its slate #geology #geologist #scottishgeology #scottishgeologist #slate #metamorphism #metamorphicrocks #reelsaboutrocks | Scottish Geologist

Rock of the week - 4. Metamorphic Rocks - Slate This weeks rock is slate which is a low grade metamorphic rock formed from mudstone. Metamorphic rocks are basically ones that have ‘changed’ over geological time due to pressure and temperatures (regional metamorphism) or just heat (contact metamorphism). Slate is associated with regional metamorphism and we usually see this when we have a mountain building event where two plates collide with each other and form a convergent plate boundary. The pr