title: Verdete
text: # Verdete
  
  Verdete is a type of slate rock found in Brazil.
  
  Major deposits are found in the state of Minas Gerais.
  
  The term verdete is the local name for occurrences of a greenish rock that is high in both potassium and iron. The main potassium bearing minerals are glauconite and muscovite.
  
  