I have a black with gold fleck Viatera. It's completely care-free and tough. It never needs sealing. Compared to granite it's much more uniform in color, so you don't get any natural variance, which may or may not be to your liking. I also don't think it has the same gleam as granite but I don't care about that. I suppose you could wax it or something. Quartz is harder than granite too, so you don't need to pussy-foot around it with knives and tools and hot pots. Plus, haven't you heard, granite is radioactive. :)

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