The Definitive Guide to Quartzite
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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 MoreOpinions on Quartzite with kids
Comments (7)Over on the Design Dilemma this post has popped up. Quartzite when correctly labeled, is very hard. Almost everyone who has ever posted with a true quartzite has been very pleased. However, the quartzite in this post (Antarctica / Antartide) does apparently have problems with flakiness and difficulty with fabrication in some cases. It is absolutely gorgeous, so if it is one you are considering, balance the possible problems. https://www.houzz.com/discussions/quartzite-cracking-flaking-and-discoloration-help-dsvw-vd~4473303?n=4...See MoreYes - another post on Marble! Seriously, I can't let go!
Comments (13)I cook in my kitchen, my teen and his girlfriend cook in my kitchen. They actually left the first circular etches from pancake making the other day. I'd guess it was buttermilk. I do have two wood counter tops too. But we all use the perimeter counters, which are the marble. There was a tiny "chip" out of the counter when it was installed. But I expect this could and would happen. I love looking across to my kitchen and seeing the veining, not this big white horizontal surface that you get from quartz. There are "puddles" of color, there is veining and swirls and there are little flecks of sparkle here and there. I tried to find a quartz or even granite that would change my mind...and it came down to, there was NOTHING but the real deal for me. Good luck finding what "sings" to you....See MoreWere we sold marble when it was supposed to be quartzite?
Comments (40)UPDATE: - So today they came to address some fabrication issues. Specifically markings (made with some sort of white-out marker) made during the fabrication process. They didn't indicate how they were going to get them out (and then reseal with a 25 year sealer (is there even is such a thing?)). They were supposed to address oddly cut corners on a narrow (bar shelf for lack of a better description) that should have been straight on the sides and the demi-bull across the face. What they did was attempt to wrap the demi-bull edge around to the flat sides. Needless to say it looks crappy. They were to address an poorly cut notched corner. 1) Markings.. - HOLY C...!!! What a horrible job they did. I wasn't here but my wife said they used steel wool to get the marks out. One set of marks (looks like the stain from the bottom of quart size can and some words like "Saturday" (or delivery day). What happened was they ruined the factory polishing in those areas. It looks really bad. Apparently the used the same method for the rest of the smaller markings. I don't know what they sealed it with but the previous sealer actually looked good. It had a nice shine to it. This is much duller and you can see even more swirl marks than before. 2) They said there was nothing they could to about the oddly cut edging on the bar shelf. They didn't have any more material to make a new shelf. 3) The other poorly cut corner was actual done well. Lastly, their customer relation skills for this crew (of 3 and different than the other 2 crews sent previously) were horrendous. They were rude and condescending to my wife. So tomorrow I have the job of contacting the fabricator and conveying our displeasure. *I* really want to tell them to issue a full refund and come get the counter tops. Hopefully they will cooperate since they have botched this from the get go....See Morekarin_mt
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