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lapearlz
7 years ago
nhbaskets
7 years agolast modified: 7 years agoAnother Super White, but it technically it is marble, not quartzite. Still love it!
lapearlz
7 years agoDIY2Much2Do
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Nothing Left to Say
7 years agoJust an FYI, in case you don't already know. Different stone yards use different names. So you may see the same stone with different names in different places. Or even different stones with the same name.
Also, granite vs marble vs quartzite is not nearly as clear cut as it seems it should be. Different yards will label stones differently in this regard as well. (Super white is a classic example. Some places label it marble, some places label it quartzite. It is nearly always actually a marble.).
There is an excellent series of countertop geology threads on here with advice from an actual geologist. The testing tips on those threads are invaluable. They totally saved me from spending big money on something that was labeled quartzite and was actually marble. (I ended up with a different marble, but I paid a lot less for it and it was a conscious decision. I would have been so mad if I had paid more for something because it was labeled quartzite and it wasn't really.)
Here's my honed Carrara marble (one of my favorite looks and to my surprise dirt cheap around here, but it does etch).
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cpartist
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raee_gw zone 5b-6a Ohio
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Verde Lavras (with color enhancing sealer on it, which darkened it). It is really a dark green/gray/black with the sealer.
The chunk was the unsealed sample -- the soft green-gray color doesn't really show in my photos.
Dream
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Nothing Left to Say
7 years agoTmnca
7 years agoDream
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H202
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javiwa
7 years agoH202
7 years agojaviwa
7 years agolast modified: 7 years agolapearlz
7 years agoHeloise
7 years agoMy granite slab had two labels with two different names (Via Lactea and Ocean Black). The fabricator used Ocean Black on all his documents.
It's leathered and I love it.
*Kitchen reno still in progress*
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7 years agoI found my slabs about 5 years. Name is sucuri ivory but it goes by another name too, but I forgot it. It's quite busy but I like it in my current space. I'm so happy I bypassed all the safe/overused/less expensive gold and tan granite options.
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