Natural Slate Stone - 1/4 to 1/2 inch Slate Gravel for Aquascaping Aquariums, Miniature or Fairy Garden, Aquarium, Model Railroad & Wargaming (1)

Very clean no dust. Great for Model railroads and modeling. Size in pictures is exact. Highly recommend 👌🏻 👍🏼

While it might seem ridiculous to pay someone ten bucks for a small bag of much smaller rocks, I consider this a huge bargain. Just for me, some person (or persons) gathered up a bunch of slate, sorted it all out into individual bits by size, bagged the sorted-by-size rocks into handy, re-sealable 5x7 bags, advertised it on the Amazon.com website, and here we are. There are many possible uses, but I use these tiny bits of slate all time, primarily to represent 1/28th scale rocks on the 'terrain' I create on the 30mm bases on which I mount finished wargaming and display miniatures. I've bought many similar products from other companies (such as the big mini company (and others), hobby shops, online stores specializing in scenery for wargaming and/or model railroading hobbies, etc.). For about the same price as this however, I've unfortunately bought the same sized slate from the aforementioned sources, but the total quantity of slate stones from them is just a tiny fraction of what I just received here. The slate bits in this bag will last, at least, ten times longer than even the very largest package I've bought before from the other companies. What a deal! As well as this one pound bag of one quarter to one half inch rocks, in the same order, I purchased a one pound bag of the one eighth to one quarter inch slate bits as well. Those were spot on for representing small scale rocks here and there on my bases and scenery, but these, most of which are about twice as large, work very well too. The larger size means one of these alone might be large enough to cover about one third to half of a base entirely (most are this size or smaller), or, in some cases, a narrow piece will reach all the way across it. There aren't any large enough to fully cover an entire base however. For that, the larger one half to one inch size might be just about there -- while the next largest size would mean every piece (hopefully) could cover a base entirely. Rather than add a third (or fourth) pound of even bigger slate pieces to my own collection, the two sizes (and two pounds) already purchased easily should keep me supplied for the rest of my hobbying days! I guesstimate what I just bought (both bags) to be enough to complete approximately: one thousand bases (!); some custom-built scenery and diorama pieces; and maybe even enough left-overs for a small tabletop wargaming board. Not bad at all for twenty bucks total. Recommended.

This Natural Slate Stone mica powder is gorgeous! The shimmer and color perfectly mimic real slate stone, and the fine powder is easy to work with for crafts and resin projects. It adds a beautiful, natural-looking texture and shine that really elevates my work. The amount I received was just right, and the packaging kept it fresh and mess-free. Highly recommend for anyone looking for quality mica powder with a natural stone effect!

These slate pieces look just like in the photo. I used for ho scale landscape. A bit expensive for the amount .

I've ordered this product a number of times in the different size ranges. It's always well packed, clean and exactly as described. It makes for great basing material for models and minis.

The slate chips are absolutely perfect for miniatures.

This slate looks nice in my fish tank.

This is a great selection of stones which I ultimately used for accent in my aquarium. This, along with a couple more bags of the smaller size were just sufficient to get some alright coverage. The layer of decorative substrate is still fairly thin and I expect my corys to mix it into the base sand layer in about a month or so. If you are putting these in succulent or bonsai pots, I'm sure they'll be sufficient for your needs. In an aquarium, they look great, but you'll need to get several bags to really make it worth it in the long run.