What Color is Slate? Generally speaking, North American slate is some shade or combination of the following colors: Grey (Gray), Green, Purple, Black and Red. These colors are found in a variety of hues amongst a number of quarries. They can and will vary widely between quarries and geographical location. Some will change color and some will not. Just like our Cresteds!! Brown slate is not brown when first quarried. Brown slate occurs in "weathering" or "semi-weathering" veins and after exposure to the elements. Which slates are destined to turn brown and which are not is not readily apparent (it takes a few months of sun and rain), so if brown is not a desired color in the finished roof, then "unfading" slate should be specified. The percentage of brown that will occur in "weathering" and "semi-weathering" slate will vary from quarry to quarry with some deposits turning almost 100% brown and others as little as 10%. Knowing the weathering characteristics of the stone you're using makes good sense and avoids unpleasant surprises and misunderstandings. In addition to natural forms of weathering, slate can be discolored by any number of environmental factors including tree sap, rusty roof metal and airborne pollutants. So.............. if you have heard that slate is a "safe" color to register your Crested, now you know it is true! The color slate covers just about all the shades a Crested can be except for white and palomino! Check out the drawings below.......... Where would you like to go now? [1995 Champions] [1996 Champions] [1997 Champions] [1998 Champions] [1999 Champions][Adventures of Casey and Ricky] [Award of Merit Winners] [BAER Hearing Test] [American Chinese Crested Club] [Dams of Merit] [The Many Faces of Crested Grooming] [Health and Care][Favorite Dog Links] [Magazines and Books] [Crested Homepages] [Phantom's Page] [Crested Rescue] [Rocky's Page] [Sires of Merit] [Superintendents] [Cookies!!] [Where In The World] [About Us!] [Crested Cross Stitch]