My cost includes both the stone and the install. When I divide the total from the stone yard by the number of square feet, it works out to $66.89 per sq. foot. Mine is 3 cm thick. I am in Maine and the local stone yard had to order the slab from Vector Stone in Lowell, MA. I could have made the 200 mile round trip, but instead, looked at slabs from Vector on their website and chose the leathered one I liked best. I've put a link below to the page with the lots I had to choose from. Lots 013 and 025 are not leathered. I chose lot 083, which now has only one slab left. If you scroll to the next page, you see the last leathered lot, #2475. Fantasy Brown is mis-labeled here as marble. Here is a link that might be useful: Fantasy Brown at Vector Stone

I’m not entirely sure but I think I read on here (Karen MT) that fantasy brown is a marble. Just be sure of what you’re buying. We have carrara marble counters in our bathroom and love them. You just need to know what you’re buying so you know how to take care of it. I‘m not a designer, but I have made all the material choices for my home’s kitchen and all the bathrooms. IMO if the counter is busy, the floor and everything else in the space must be quiet. I personally do not like busy bathroom or kitchen counters, floors, or anything else to be busy, striped, stone-like, or standoutish. But if you decide to choose that, make sure the floor is very quite with no movement, veining, or stone-like mimicking. In my house’s bathrooms, I chose very quiet counters and floors, and did more dramatic shower tile selections. Maybe a designer could help you choose materials.

@c a Well actually we painted our island that color, that is why we chose that tile. It's made by Quemere Designs and comes in lots of different shapes. This color is called Mediterranean blue, not represented very well on their site, but we saw it in person. @c a

Im not sure if youre still looking but Affordable Granite ans Countertops in Cold Spring has this