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Comments (23)Beautiful slab. I can only dream as that would look perfect in my kitchen. About how many sq feet are you having. I was hoping to keep our counters (65 sq ft) coming in at about $5000. We have splurged on appliances. I am a sucker for nice appliances. Was thinking $6000 for appliances, came in about $16,000. Oh well moderate countertops will look great next to my range. New super white and polar white marble come in right on target. Waiting to hear about Mont Blanc and a couple calacattas which are most likely too expensive....See MoreWhite Super quartzite?
Comments (11)The Definitive Guide To Quartzite is the article. An excerpt- "How to do the glass test: Use a glass tile. Find a rough section of the stone, preferably a pointy edge. Put the glass tile on a table, then try to scratch the tile with the stone. Press hard. Inspect the scratch. Is it really a scratch? Or is it a powdered trail of crumbled rock? If the stone is variable and has more than one color or type of mineral in it, repeat the test in different places. What the results mean: Real quartzite will scratch glass easily. You’ll hear it grind and you’ll feel it bite into the glass. The resulting scratch will be obvious. Yeah! You’ve got quartzite! Non-quartzite will either leave no scratch or a very faint scratch. Often the rock feels slippery against the glass. It doesn’t make a noise. It leaves a powdery trail that rubs right off. Darn. Not quartzite. But aren’t you glad you know that now? What if there is no broken edge to use, such as a full slab with epoxied edges? You can do a similar test with a knife blade. Try to scratch the rock with the tip of the blade. Genuine quartzite will be scratched lightly or not at all. Marble or dolomitic marble will be easily scratched. You can also try the etching test: Put lemon juice or vinegar on the surface of the slab, let it sit for 15 minutes or so, and then wipe it off and see if the stone is affected. Etching can look like a lighter area, a darker area, or a place where the shiny finish of the stone has become dulled. When exposed to acids like vinegar or lemon juice, marble will show obvious etching. Dolomitic marble will show more subtle etching. Quartzite will have zero etching. Note that strong acids like in rust stain removers can etch even granite and quartzite. For our purposes, we are talking about everyday acids you’d cook with. These simple tests will go a long way toward sorting out the mystery of quartzite. Plus, you get to do a little geo-detective work and learn about your stone in new ways."...See More'Super White Quartzite' reviews/experiences
Comments (7)Be sure to read the wonderful posts by karin_mt. Very informative. We installed Super White in 2014. Our fabricator called it quartzite, but I was very leary from reading posts on GW. Luckily, we have had no etching. Be sure to do testing on a sample from the slab you choose, as karin describes. It really is a magnificent stone and I consider myself extremely fortunate to have it in my home. Good luck!...See MoreWhat white cabinet paint color for Super White quartzite?
Comments (1)White Dove and Super White quartz…and you want another white? I don’t think I would go in that direction because 3 whites are going to fight with each other. If the white dove is presenting with some yellow, it is the natural light doing that to it, as white dove tends to have gray undertones. So, I would paint the cabinets white dove with the gray/white quartzite. For color, put it on the wall. Something like Seattle Gray…just enough blue in it....See Moreerinct
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