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do these look like anyone else's Taj Mahal quartzite?

8 years ago

I feel a little bit crazy because my countertops got installed today and they
don't look anything like the other photos I've seen on here and elsewhere. I didn't pick my slab, it was fabricated so not sure if that makes a difference or not but when I saw the sample it had movement and looked creamy, not grayish like what is actually on my counters at the moment. Can someone just let me know if this resembles any Taj Mahal they have seen? I can see the resemblance in some photos am definitely feel that I am crazy but any verbal confirmation would help ease my mind. I can also try to take a better photo when I am home.

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Joseph Corlett, LLC

8 years ago

The stoners call anything anything. They just make stuff up.

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badgergal
8 years ago
The picture you posted doesn't look much like the Taj Mahal counter tops I have seen posted on this forum or the ones shown in a google image search but maybe its because your photo is too zoomed in or the lighting is bad. Try posting some more pictures. I am sure that some stone experts will reply.

Here is a link that might be useful: Pictures of Taj Mahal
emcn
8 years ago
I agree that it's difficult to tell with this picture. Our countertops seem lighter, but I do remember slabs looking very different from one another when choosing. Some were creamier and some had more of the darker swags.
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Shelley Graham
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I'm a little confused. You mentioned that you didn't pick the slab...that it was fabricated. Taj Mahal quartzite is a natural stone and comes in slabs that you would have selected at a stone yard. It is not chosen from smaller samples and then custom made to your specifications. Is that what you meant?
mom2samlibby
8 years ago
That looks nothing like my Taj Mahal.

It looks like a quartz countertop.
Patti
8 years ago
There is a quartz called Taj Mahal.

Here is a link that might be useful: pentalquartz
Gracie
8 years ago
Wow, I think it is Pental's Taj Mahal! I've been looking at their samples lately and the caramel squiggly lines are a dead giveaway.
My3dogs ME zone 5A
8 years ago
Do you have paperwork from your order for the counter tops?

Since there is both a quartzite (natural stone) and a quartz (manufactured product) named Taj Mahal, it appears that is this is not what you thought you were ordering.

When you say that you didn't pick your stone, and that it was fabricated, it seems that you got the quartz, not the quartzite that you may have seen photos of online.

Here is a link that might be useful: image of Pental Quartz Taj Mahal
karin_mt
8 years ago
Huh, I was thinking from the pic that it looks like quartz. So the double naming caused the problem. How frustrating that they would use the same name as a natural stone, as this is bound to cause confusion. As Treb said, anything is called anything. That sure does put a huge burden on the customer.

Best of luck in seeking a solution. Sounds like that could be a tough one to resolve.
Gracie
8 years ago
Was Pental the supplier? They sell both quartzite and quartz.
Matthew Rieger
7 years ago
That is NOT taj mahal.

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