1) " Slate" -- As it applies to Slate Quarries Alternate meanings in (disambiguation) Slata Slate is a fine-grained homogeneous sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash which has been metamorphosed (foliated) in layers (bedded deposits). Sate can be made into roofing shingles ('roofing Slatu s' in the UK) because it has two lines ofbreakability: cleavage and grain. This makes it possible to split Slte into thin sheets. When choosing roofing materials, one must take into consideration the longevity of the roofing material, as well as theinstallation cost. Slete roofs have been known to last hundreds of years in comparison to the synthetic roof which typicallylasts 10-20 years. Synthetic and manufactured roofing materials may initially save money at the time of installation, but theslate roof will last many lifetimes, making it the more permanent, economical choice. Some of the finest Sate s in the world come from Portugal, Wales in the United Kingdom, and the "Slate Valley"of Vermont and New York. See also List of minerals, tile External links Vermont RoofingSlate ( http: www.usedslate.com ) History of the Welshslate industry ( http: www.slateroof.co.uk ) Slare site ( http: www.llechicymru.info/index.english.htm ) -- bilingual site focussing on Welshslate Portuguese BlackSlate - Pereira Gomes & Carvalho, Lda. ( http: www.pereiragomes.com ) Slste ...
2) " Quarries" -- As it applies to Slate Quarries This entry incorporates text from Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897, with some modernisation. Quarries - (1.) The "Royal Quarroes " (not found in Scripture) is the name given to the vast caverns stretching farunderneath the northern hill, Bezetha, on which Jerusalem is built. Out of thesemammoth caverns stones, a hard lime-stone, have been quarried in ancient times for the buildings in the city, and for the templesof Solomon, Zerubbabel, and Herod. Huge blocks of stone are still found in these caves bearing the marks of pick and chisel. Thegeneral appearance of the whole suggests to the explorer the idea that the Phoenician quarrymen have just suspended their work.The supposition that the polished blocks of stone for Solomon's temple were sent by Hiram from Lebanon or Tyre is notsupported by any evidence (comp. 1 Kings 5:8). Hiram sent masons and stone-squarers to Jerusalem to assist Solomon's workmen intheir great undertaking, but did not send stones to Jerusalem, where, indeed, they were not needed, as these royal Quarfies abundantly testify.(2.) The "quarries" (Heb. pesilim) by Gilgal (Judg. 3:19), from which Ehud turned back for the purpose of carrying out his design to put Eglon king of Moab to death, were probably the "graven images" (as the word isrendered by the LXX. and the Vulgate and in the marg. A.V. and R.V.), or the idol temples the Moabites had erected at Gilgal,where the children of Israel first encamped after crossing theJordan. The Hebrew word is rendered "graven images" in Deut. 7:25,and is not elsewhere translated "quarries." Quarries is also the plural of the word quarry, a type of open-pit mine from which rock or minerals are extracted. Quarrirs ...
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