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That's the one I fell in love with. I've found very little information on it over the years, but by the tests I've done on my sample I'm pretty sure it's a marble, even though it's labeled quartzite. It doesn't scratch glass no matter how many times I've tried, and I was able to fairly easily gouge a scratch on the unpolished side (and "made powder" within the scratch). I couldn't get it to etch until I left a wet towel soaked in water and lime juice on it overnight. I now have the pattern of the textured towel etched on the surface. I still love it though, but I'm ok with marble.

@traci_from_seattle Did you install the Dolce Vita? I have a slab on hold, but it is labeled as Quartzite. All of the other stone centers in my area told me it is marble.

I did not, I went with a different quartzite but still love the Dolce Vita (your slab is beautiful!). It’s labeled quartzite at the yards I visited too, but I think it’s a marble. I wouldn’t have cared and would have chosen it anyway but when it was time to pick a slab they had too much peach and didn’t look great with my cabinets.

Of course, while at the other yard, I saw a beautiful quartzite called Naica. It was sort of taupe, celadon, cream with black and brown going through it. Gorgeous. When I look online, the Naica looks nothing like what it in the stone yard. This sort of looks like Cristallo Tiffany.

Ljen blue is my first choice as well! Does your dealer list it as a quartzite? I do not want marble in my kitchen!

It's definitely a quartzite. I've seen it at several stone yards. It's beautiful. I have to work with my brick floor and, if I have a blue gray countertop, it pulls out the grayish bricks. That Naico is beautiful - photo doesn't do it justice but that stone center does their own fabrication. I don't know their work. I've seen no complaints yet. You can have a beautiful stone, but the fabrication makes the difference. So, I may just go with the Ijen and work a little blue into my house.

I know all about fabrication as I used to work for a tile and granite /quartz store. Fabrication is everything.

So this easily resolves the Dolce Vita/Austral Dream issue. It is a dolomitic marble, similar to Brown Fantasy, definitely not a quartzite. https://www.stonemarble.com.au/marble-products/

Marguerite, did you get the Ijen Blue installed? What are your thoughts? I fell in love at first sight but I’m hesitant because two different samples from different fabricators and only one was extremely porous. The more porous sample also came with a price tag that was ~$2k less expensive. There was a dark water ring with 20mins of placing a wet bottomed glass. The fabricator won’t warranty the sealant but I’ve read other threads that others have sealed it themselves, multiple times in some instances, until the water beaded up. I’m feeling buyer beware but can’t find anything I love as much. What has your experience been?

@mecr616 I loved both the Ijen Blue and Naica (a/k/a Daltile Tahitian Cream or Nuage), but neither worked with my cabinets or floor. I got stuck in a pandemic remodel, so I had to replace some items. Bad timing, but there are worse things so I'm making adjustments. I ended up with Taj Mahal. I found one that looked different than most I had seen. I didn't even think it was Taj Mahal.