From a geologic point of view, slate is usually more compressed as well as finer grained. Surface tension is a factor of actual microscopic surface, so sandstone being more bumpy has more surface.
Larry2
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> John,
>
> When I split a piece of slate, and split a piece of bluestone (I have a
> place three miles from the Helderberg quarries - the stuff is all over) I can
> pour water on the slate and it will be absorbed at a much lesser rate than on
> the bluestone. When we are judging wether a slate roof requires replacement, the
> water repellency (surface tension) of the existing is a factor. Is it a
> metamorphic characteristic or binder/aggregate property that causes the
> difference?
>
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