Vijaya Gold Slate

Slate is often considered a modern slab to compliment a contemporary space thanks to it’s deep, dark colour palette but Vijaya gold is unique and spectacular. It is found in quarry’s where the imperfections in the stone have been able to oxidize and has resulted in a cascade of colours across the stone. Golds, greens and coppers across the stone give a rusty looking finish which gives an amazing traditional twist on what can also be a contemporary slab.

For 25m², order 27 to 28m² of slate to allow around 10% for cuts and breakages. Our Vijaya Gold mixed size packs come in 1, 5, 10, 15 and 17m², so a 17m² pack plus a 10m² pack gives you 27m². Order the whole quantity in one go, as separate batches of natural stone can sometimes differ in colour. 

It is a grey slate with gold running through it, not a gold-coloured slab. Expect a dark base shot with gold, copper, rust and green, the colours strongest where the stone has oxidised. Seen as a whole patio it reads as a warm dark surface that catches the light, rather than a bright metallic one. Wet, the gold stands out strongly; dry, it is more subtle. 

A great deal, and that is the appeal of the stone. Some slabs are almost entirely dark with a thread of gold; others carry broad copper and rust bands across the face. No two are alike. This is natural oxidisation in the quarry, not inconsistent quality. Because the variation is so wide, open several packs at once and dry-lay an area before fixing anything, spreading the boldest slabs across the patio rather than letting them cluster in one corner.

The gold and copper tones soften a little as the patio weathers, but slate holds its colour far better than black limestone does. The colour sits within the stone rather than on the surface, so there is nothing to wash away. A seasonal clean brings back more than people expect, as surface film dulls the metallic tones. If you want to keep the colour at its richest, a matt or natural-finish sealer deepens it; avoid gloss, which looks artificial on slate. 

A random or opus pattern suits it best, with no repeating module and no long continuous joint running across the patio. Each mixed pack holds 90 x 60cm, 60 x 60cm, 60 x 29cm and 29 x 29cm slabs. Dry-lay a few square metres and shuffle until nothing reads as a grid, breaking joints so one lands mid-slab against the row above. With this stone, balancing the colour across the area matters as much as varying the sizes. 

Not in slate. Our copings come in sandstone, limestone and porcelain, so there is no direct match for a wall top. Two options work well in practice: our Vijaya Gold porcelain wall cladding at £48.64 per m², which carries the same gold and copper tones on the wall face, or a plain dark coping such as Black Limestone, which frames the patio without competing with it. 

No. We supply Vijaya Gold as 22mm external paving only, and we do not stock an internal tile version. If you want the same stone running from inside to out, that needs a thinner honed tile from the same batch, which is a specialist order. For a seamless indoor to outdoor floor, porcelain is the practical route, as many porcelain ranges are made in matched internal and external versions of the same design. 

Yes. Our Vijaya Gold is calibrated to 22mm, meaning the backs are machined so every slab is the same depth. That makes laying far quicker, since you are not packing the mortar bed up and down to level each piece, and it gives a flatter finished surface with even joints. The slabs have sawn edges and a riven face, so the top keeps its natural texture while the thickness stays consistent.