Yosemite Black Slate Stone World famous Yosemite Black Slate Stone, also called Mariposa Slate Stone by some stone yards, this is beautiful slate material from the Yosemite Valley, the heart of the Southern Sierra Nevada Gold Country. This California slate has an intermediate hardness between mica schists and shale. It is available in both random flagging and tumbled stone. While slate is generally used for patios, pathways and stone veneer, it can be used indoors as well. This charcoal gray to black stone can be colored lightly to heavy with iron oxide.
Small boulders are easily moved with basic hand pushed landscape equipment. Most boulders that are 3 feet or smaller can be easily handled 2 or 3 healthy men or a small tractor. Work with boulders larger than 3 feet is likely include some use of a tractor and skilled landscape construction staff. We offer boulder placement and equipment operating services in many locations, contact us for more information.
