In many older cemeteries, you can often find headstones made of slate. In viewing these headstones today, the lettering is as sharp and clear as the day it was cut. However, many marble headstone inscriptions are illegible. What property of slate allows it to survive the test of time?

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Nevaeh Chan

13 September, 19:01

In many older cemeteries, you can often find headstones made of slate. In viewing these headstones today, the lettering is as sharp and clear as the day it was cut. However, many marble headstone inscriptions are illegible. What property of slate allows it to survive the test of time?

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Gabriella Vazquez · Answer 1

Clay minerals in the slate make it extremely resistant to weathering.

Explanation:

In older cemeteries there are still headstones today that are still unharmed by the weather. These headstones are still as sharp and clear as the day they were created. These headstones are made of slate. Slate contains some amount of clay minerals, these clay minerals in the slate makes the headstone extremely resistant to weathering.