Steer clear of ColorQuartz. I bought five slabs of Akoya Pearl Quartz from International Granite and Marble (IGM). This quartz is made by ColorQuartz. Their sample was incredibly beautiful. It looked like real stone. It was to be delivered and installed while I was gone, therefore I asked IGM if I should come and approve the slabs before I left. They said no, because it was man-made, they would all look like the sample. They delivered and installed while I was gone. The material that was installed was of incredibly poor quality. It has little specks all over it. It looks like it is covered in freckles or made of tapioca. I called IGM and complained. They came to my home and looked at it and agreed with me. They said it would be up to ColorQuartz to refund my money or replace it. I called the local ColorQuartz rep. He said it was awful that the quartz looked so bad. He said he would do something that day or the next. He did not. I then called and complained to the ColorQuartz VP of Sales. He literally told me he didn't care. Repeatedly, he just said, "I don't care". I never heard of any sales person ever before say such a thing. IGM is no longer returning my calls, so I am not too pleased with them either. If they are a good company, they will drop ColorQuartz. I paid $6121.61 for those slabs. I am attaching photos. The one on the right is the actual, the one on the left is the sample.

EXTREME changes in the earths temperature can cause cracks...temperatures that are not what you find normally in homes. Freezing to high heat. You might want to go back and look at what those temps are. Every now and then, granite countertops can withstand a hot dish taken directly from the oven, but it’s important to avoid repeated exposure to high temperatures to prevent black marks on the surface. The difference in temperature between the cool stone and an extremely hot item could even cause thermal shock that cracks the stone, although this is rare." https://www.granitegold.com/does-heat-damage-natural-stone/ Too bad you were not around to advise me not to go from extreme high heat repeatedly before this event happened. Your remark is offensive and inaccurate about "5 seconds of research." I assume that you are intending to be rude. The person asked for feedback and I provided mine. I hope she did her 5 seconds of research! After your comments, I went and read more and the comments comments on many surfaces and although the literature likes to compare granite to quartz, I learned too late that quartz is a man made product making it vulnerable as a result of the resins used to make it, therefore, all quartz is not created equal and there is no way to find out the truth about the composition of the quartz you are buying, the quality of the resins and how long they were cured. Now, if I were selling you a suit, I would warn you, and educate you that you should not wash it in a washing machine, especially in hot water and not to dry it in a dryer...in case you had not spend 5 seconds researching it. Even if I had not suggested the proper care of the item, there is a label telling you. I got no such label or warning. I got no education from the seller or the installer. I got no paperwork on the warranty. I represent your average customer who counts on the reputable business, from which I purchased it, my first quartz, to tell me this when I ASKED about the care of it. As a retired nurse, I would not expect my patients to know all of the risks of certain medications or procedures so I have the responsibility to tell them and not say to them...."you could have learned that if you had done 5 seconds of research." I also treated my patients with respect which is more than I can say for Mont...but back to that, as I told you, the countertop person I am working with now, for another room (I will not buy quartz again) told me that they pulled Mont from their products because of the problems with the product being made in China. In fact, after I noticed the area that Mont referred to as a scortch, the fabricator came out and I said to him that I was told there was pretty much nothing you can do to harm it and he said, "they lie." Perhaps you have a reason to be so defensive about this product. I simply relayed my experience and you became rude and hostile. From your own link :"Granite is the most resistant to heat among the most popular materials for kitchen countertops. Granite forms naturally from magma under the Earth’s crust under intense heat and pressure over millions of years. You might say that granite was born of heat, and will withstand very high temperatures exceeding that a regular kitchen will produce. In fact, tests show that it can withstand heat in excess of 600 degrees Celsius."

If someone could explain to me the differences in quartz quality and the cost of that difference, I would definitely like to hear it.

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