Minera Ottaskifer Roof Tiles

The Otta schist is a phyllite schist, with fine-grained light mica. The main minerals are chlorite, quartz and feldspar as well as hornblende and garnet crystals. Sulphides and pyrites grants the stone a rusty look on the upper burst of the stone. The Otta schist is unique among all types of schist in the world. Characteristic for the Otta schist is the rosettes of black amphibole crystals and small crystals of garnet. The Otta schist is suited for rooftops, facades as well as an interior stone for floors and walls in all types of rooms. The black Otta schist will turn golden and gradually rust if used outside. A roof can change from black to a rusty look in a year, in other cases it can take decades, and some roofs never gets the rusty look.