The best replacement for slate is salon.

The best alternatives to slate are rated as following:
★★★★★  salon
★★★★★  ceramic tile
★★★★★  tile
★★★★  slatron
★★★★  shale
★★★★  granite
★★★★  flagstone
★★★★  freedom
★★★  porcelain tile
★★★  tablet
★★  soapstone
★  non slate pool table
★  travertine
★  glass turkey calls
★  box call
★  black fitbit force
★  wood pool table
★  space gray
★  glass turkey call
★  1 piece
★  asphalt shingles
  uad
  kill slate
  limestone
  tile roof
  chase freedom
  non slate pool tables
  spare
  stone topped coffee tables
  granite hearth
  wood pool tables
  mdf pool table
  freedom chase
  rate
  i pad
  quartzite
  sloan
  glass calls
  phyllite
  slatron pool tables

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Speaking about slate, one probably shouldn't forget about chase.

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