Quartzite: Advantages, Applications, Quartzite in catalog
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Quartzite countertops & slabs
Quartzite is a very hard rock of metamorphic origin, based on the mineral quartz. Quartzite is considered to be a rock with a quartz content of at least 50%. Quartzite also usually contains impurities of other minerals, giving the stone a variety of colors.
The hardness of quartzite surpasses granite, and its fine crystalline structure brings this stone closer to the most exquisite types of marble and onyx.
Advantages of quartzite stone
- heat resistance, moisture resistance;
- durability, strength;
- polished surface retains luster longer than other stones;
- has a high hardness;
- It is an environmentally friendly material that has no radiation background.
Interior applications of quartzite
Quartzite is considered a difficult material to work with, but it lends itself to a very high quality polish. The high durability of the stone, its low abrasion resistance and resistance to polishing make quartzite an excellent material for table tops, staircases and floor details.
The rich color palette and a wide variety of patterns of quartzite have high decorative value and find wide application as facing stone for furnishings of interiors. Today facing of walls and a floor by large-format plates from quartzite is very popular that allows to enter maximum in interior decisions natural beauty of a stone.
Many quartzites pass light that expands even more area of application of the given stone, allowing to use it also in decisions with illumination.
The rich color palette and a wide variety of patterns of quartzite have high decorative value and find wide application as facing stone for furnishings of interiors. Today facing of walls and a floor by large-format plates from quartzite is very popular that allows to enter maximum in interior decisions natural beauty of a stone.
Many quartzites pass light that expands even more area of application of the given stone, allowing to use it also in decisions with illumination.
Quartzite in our stone catalog
Florida quartzite
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6850 Lyons Technology Cir,
Coconut Creek,
FL 33073.
Phone: (410)247-2442
Fax: (410)247-8043
E-mails: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
