Anyone use Quartzite Counters?
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anyone use silver quartzite for counters?
Comments (3)Sochi I did read your posting with pics of white quartzite and marble. Which one are you using? My concern is the staining. I sprayed a sample with a home store sealer as directions called for. I tested ginger ale, salad dressing, blue berries, hot sauces, etc. I let it sit for 5 to 7 minutes and then wiped. I found that the quartzite absorbed the liquid and left spots. These spots did disappear in about an hour but left a residual mark almost like it etched off the sealer. Those marks will be visible as you walk by the counter. I'm certain this will bother me. I am wondering though if the sealer I used is inferior to a professional sealer that will be used by the installer. Our fabricator is getting us a new sample to retest. I was just curious if anyone has had experience with Silver Quartzite. It's almost like concrete - solid grey in color but once you come up to it you'll see tiny brown specks and some blue also. I think it's very beautiful but unsure of the porosity of the stone. I added a link to silver quartzite images. Here is a link that might be useful: silver quartzite images...See MoreAnyone have white macoubas quartzite for their kitchen counters?
Comments (12)Kaysd, your counters are gorgeous. Lcskaisgir, what I meant by dull is that they seemed darker than yours or kaysd's slabs. I noticed that in the same cut as kaysd's they appeared lighter, but I wanted the cross cut which is more of a swirl rather than straight lines. The color of yours is what I am looking for and haven't found them. I went back to the same place a second time and they seemed to have more light coming in and they looked a bit lighter. I have bad lighting and am worried they will appear flat (no life to them). I have the same problem when I pick glass tile, they are all sparkly in the store and no life when I bring them home. I have to pick something soon so I'm in a panic state because I thought I could just do quartz if I can't find quartzite but even with that I haven't found anything that I love....See MoreHas anyone used quartzite in their kitchen?
Comments (6)"Our contractor has granite in our quote, but the countertop place he uses did not show us any light/white/gray countertops in granite." Can you show pics of counters you like that are "light/white/gray"? These granites are commonly sold in most stoneyards, so if your countertop place didn't show you any, I wonder if it's because they see that you are really looking for a more uniform and white counter like a Quartz counter. Alternatively, simply tell your contractor you are going to another stoneyard. You don't have to use his; it's your money paying for the countertop that you want. The pics below are the granites Alaska White, Piracema White and Viscon (aka Viscount) respectively. They are popular and easily found. But if they are not the look you want, then look at Quartz, or as you mentioned quartzite. As mentioned above, with quartzite it is buyer beware due to the amount of mislabeling of marble as quartzite....See MoreAnyone with a quartzite/dolomite/soft granite etc counter - pls read
Comments (19)nkc, dolomite gives off CO2 or something. 10% hydrochloric acid will tell you if it's marble or dolomite Consider dropping a 1 ml HCL on the surface of the marble sample. If the marble produces instant fizz or bubbling, it's probably calcite marble tile. Dolomite will react much slower and won't produce that immediat 'fizz'. the main difference between dolomite and calcite marble tiles is the chemical composition. Dolomite marble tiles are composed mainly of calcium magnesium carbonate, while calcite marble tiles contain calcium carbonate. Another important difference between the two tiles that you should note is that dolomite marble tiles tend to be slightly harder than calcite marble tiles. This means that dolomite marble tiles are more scratch-resistant as compared to calcite marble tiles. In addition, calcite tends to react more quickly with acids. They quickly form carbon dioxide bubbles on contact with the acidic solution. On the other hand, dolomite marble tile reacts weakly, and produce carbon dioxide bubbles more slowly when an acidic solution is spilled on the surface. You can perform a simple test on a marble tile sample to determine whether it is dolomite or calcite. Consider dropping a 1 ml HCL on the surface of the marble sample. If the marble produces instant fizz or bubbling, it's probably calcite marble tile. However, if there is no or slow formation of bubbling, the tile is probably dolomite marble tile. read this: https://geology.com/minerals/acid-test.shtml...See Morefisheggs
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