I found some slab pictures of it at this link but you will have to scroll through them to find it. It seems like there are several in this web album that would work for you : ) The Ararus is very pretty. Best to you in finding your perfect stone Here is a link that might be useful: slab photos within this album of Bianco Ararus

Ok. We're officially sold on the Madre Perola. So glad and relieved! However, when we went to view the 3 slabs today, (previously we'd only seen 1), 2 of them had some pretty significant rust colored veining in the bottom left third of the slab. It runs about 18 in by 2-4 in on each, very spidery. Kinda looks like coral but I'm just not sure I want it. I really want a calm soothing gentle flowy appearance and I'm worried I'll constantly be looking at it wishing it wasn't there. I couldn't get a good photo because of the crappy lighting. Does anyone know what I'm talking about? Have you purchased slabs with rust colored veins? How did it work out? Did you like the added character or did you see it as a flaw and try to work around it?

Does anyone have experience with Bianco Aquamarina stone? We love it, but I'm a pretty, er, vigorous cook, and with little kids I may miss a spill or two for a few hours. I've seen it variously described as quartzite, marble, and "natural stone" and I'm concerned about the durability. The only local place that carries it won't give me a sample to bring home and test.

"The natural stone industry pays her to shill for them...Karin needs to tell her Brazilian overlords that she's out of scientific and technical lipstick to put on their impoted pigs...Karin, I challenge you to put your geologist brain to work coming up with a solution to the pervasive problems inherent in the quartzite aspect of the natural stone industry" The irony is that in this very thread, Karin has written at length about quartzite and its properties, and has written numerous other posts about testing quartzites and what to watch out for. Apparently @joseph_corlett wants Karin Kirk to solve all the problems of the stone industry. @joseph_corlett's comments above about Karin Kirk are despicable even for him who frequently tosses out supercilious comments on this forum. @joseph_corlett - provide backup that Karin, as you put it, has "Brazilian overlords". Provide backup for your statement that "The natural stone industry pays her to shill for them". You are one to frequently talk of lawsuits on this forum. Yet here you are, fervently making libelous statements about Karin. If Karin did not respond to the recent comments by @Lindsey Brady and @jmh0405, it could be because they have not actually tagged her, so how is she supposed to know she is being asked a question. Her tag is @karin_mt. Though with what Joseph Corlett wrote about her, I wouldn't blame her for not coming back to this forum. Karin Kirk has a website with her contact info if you want to look her up. BTW, Karin holds a bachelors in geology from Skidmore College and a masters in Earth Sciences from Montana State University. She has taught courses about climate change, ran energy conservation projects, worked on national-scale climate education efforts, and worked with NOAA on its Climate.gov website. She also has a TED Talk on climate change if you are interested. (There are about 100,000 people that apply to give a TED Talk every year. 100 get selected.)