I have no suggestions, but did see slabs of both Silestone Lagoon and Lyra, which they say are the newest in the Nebula line. I've read on here that others say the Lyra looks like marble, however, I preferred the Lagoon. It was softer and not so "pen & ink" marked. I have also considered Torquay (Cambria), but I don't like the little dots. They may not show up as much on a big piece, but I have been unable to see a slab. I still cannot decide about a granite that looks like marble or quartz. However, I think if I go quartz, I will go with Lagoon. Hope you find pictures soon. Good luck!

I find it interesting that in an earlier comment it was mentioned that the slabs are stored outside. However immediately below is an answer from QM about whether their quartz can be used outside. I don't believe 93% quartz and 7% resin is the amount used in Breton technology. When I spoke to another company which makes quartz in China, I was told that they use the Samsung method and that it is not heated to the high degree that the Breton technology uses. I chose not to purchase the quartz made in China. Can Quartz Master be used outdoors? Please note that outdoor use of our products is not covered by our Lifetime Warranty. Quartz Master’s products have not been tested under prolonged exposure to UV rays. Unfortunately, installing our products outdoors will render our Lifetime Warranty null and void.

The durability of quartz and granite can vary widely. How's that? Granite is plutonic rock formed over the course of millions of years under high heat and formidably high pressures. It's not going to dissolve in your kitchen. Engg. quartz is crystals/chunks of stone suspended in resin. Neither is going to decompose in a hurry. What are we doing in our kitchens to impact the longevity of either? Except, that is, changing our fashion aesthetic to change the counters out to a new colour/pattern/material? Monkeypuzzle, you are spinning needlessly on a futile if minor problem. If you are looking for a family of material to come down on the side of, you've got suggestions above: Do you want uniformity and regularity? Default to quartz although there are some subsets of granite that fit here, too, but still, default quartz. Do you want a non-sealing white (or light) counter? Default to quartz since most lighter natural stones will warrant sealing - which, it seems, is a scary step for you. Do you want movement / unique (although this is a loaded word) / drama or whatever? Default to natural stone. All that said, I will tell you that I wanted a no-movement, fairly uniform dark counter and I whittled my leading candidates down to: (a) a couple of granites, (b) a DuPont Zodiac engg. quartz, (c) and a Schist (which was a local MA stone), and (d) also a white marble (which fit none of my wants but it is so pretty!). I went with a granite. It is quiet but with its fluorescent cobalt blue inclusions, it gives me all the bling I may possibly want. Not always visible so in broad daylight, it just appears as a quiet black material with some clear quartz spots here and there. At night, with the halogens on, the cobalt blue inclusions pop up here and there depending on where one stands. And I love it. But the key is to identify what you need from your counter top. You are spinning like a top because you are wanting to conduct this futile academic exercise on what everyone else thinks is the best material. There is no such thing. You need to define what considerations matter to you, what you want, and then search to fit that bill because there is such a diversity of properties when it comes to natural materials that any universal law you pop up with, there will be a natural rock that contravenes that. That said, either quartz or granite will still be standing when any of us here are turning in our graves.

We put in a SS sink, too. I wanted a silgranit this time but my husband preferred the SS and it wasn’t a deal breaker for me. Then I found the ledge sink and I love it with all the accessories. It’s 33” but I would have gone bigger if I had the room because then I could leave more of the accessories in place while still having room to use the sink.