See the Dharma Trading Company website...look under their Techniques tab. I got all my information here and the materials as well. (I think I also did some searches on the web to get more advice.) Ciao, Cecilia Here is a link that might be useful: Dharma Trading Company website fabric marbling page

?? What is the difference in this: "Went throught houzz.com " add this? "nothing worked until I went in through google chrome." Chrome is a browser. You can get to Google, via any browser. Going to Google and searching for houzz.com will get you to the same place as typing in www.houzz.com in your address bar. Can you clarify what you meant? Did you perhaps use a link from your history and that is what you mean by the first statement?

oh yippee....it worked. I went in just like I used to, not having to go in through google chrome. I'm hoping it's finally fixed for anyone else who couldn't start a discussion.

I forgot to add, I did the glass test on sample B and it scratched the glass easily. I can’t say for sure that Option A is not a quartzite since I could not test, but given the research I’ve done on Mont Blanc, it’s likely to have some properties of marble with respect to staining and etching (both of which I can live with). What I do not want is the softness of marble - the propensity to chip. I also do not want major water staining at edges, seams and cutouts. Since I can’t test Option A, I can’t know for sure how it will perform in this regard. So I’m taking the risk with eyes open. I really love the stone and hope it works out. Here is a close up against my cabinets and backsplash (island will be grey, perimeter white)