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[quote=Anonymous]About two years ago, we went a bit nuts looking for material for our kitchen counters in a new build. We went to 10+ places, some multiple times, to look at materials. We started on quartz, but wanted something more alive. We wanted light color, which ruled out granite. We almost went with marble, but we tried some samples and the staining/etching was too great.

Near the end, we found a lot of this Bianco Superiore at Gramaco: https://www.gramaco.com/product/bianco-superiore-b4645/ (And despite the similar name, Gramaco and others swear that "Super White" and "Bianco Superiore" are very different products.)

Our fabricator, while recognizing a risk that quartzite can have large marble quantity, guessed that this was likely real quartzite. We took a chance. Our fabricator later told us that it was one of the hardest stones they had cut in some time, and the guys in the shop were convinced it wasn't marble at all and true quartzite.

We've been living in our house now for 18 months, with little kids. No staining, no etching. It's been absolutely wonderful. To be sure, we try hard to clean up spills quickly, but wine rings have no doubt been on the counter for an hour or more before we notice/clean--no observable damage.

I put a very small chip in one edge by the sink when I wasn't careful and caught the edge hard with a pan. You have to look to see it, and it was entirely my fault. That is the only observable damage thus far.

I'd absolutely make the same choice again. I think this board steered me to quartzite. Not budget friendly, but it was the only option we found that offered both the aesthetic and performance we wanted. [/quote]

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