Purple Slate Roof Tiles

Haematite is not visible to the naked eye but can be recognised by its purple colour.

Purple slate roof tiles.

This semi weathering purple slate is frequently used to smooth the color transitions on multi colored roofs. Canadian black mottled gray black grayish background with mottled shades of darker gray black some weathering can occur. This medium textured slate weathers very little and is one of the most unique colors available on earth. Sometimes called strata gray royal purple a beautiful nearly clear dark purple.

Slate roofing colors unfading mottled green and purple a vermont slate of unusual color ranging in soft shades of purple and green in each piece from purple predominating to green predominating. Furthermore slate roofing tiles offer more choices than most homeowners realize available in varying sizes and thicknesses as well as a wide range of colors including gray green purple black red and mottled tiles that sport several colors mixed together. Purple slate quarried in vermont from our vermont slate quarry that has been in operation for over 150 years is a rare stone used for interior and exterior applications. It is the most durable form of iron and not affected by exposure.

Some pieces are mostly purple and may be called dark mottled while at the other end of the range green predominates and can be known as light mottled. Unfading red a hard vein red slate similar in color to spanish mission tile. A percentage of these purple roof shingles will weather to tones of brown and buff over time. North country semi weathering purple is a premium quality roofing slate in various shades of burgundy with frequent inclusions of green.

Purple slate is beautiful in colour and is caused by haematite. North country semi weathering purple.