It wears the same marble.
Carrara marble vs super white granite.
It is a hard metamorphic rock formed from sandstone.
When it comes to availability marble is rarer than granite and therefore more expensive then it s alternative.
I have carrara in all my bathrooms counters and on floors.
It can be a light gray white with striations that look like marble.
This is the granite option to look for if you want to get the closest to the carrara marble.
However the bottom line is that most super white quartzite is harder than classic marbles like white carrara marble or calacatta marble.
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Carrara marble is often classified as much softer looking than calacatta because of its subtle light gray veining that can sometimes hue toward blue.
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Although harder than granite it is sometimes more porous.
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Or it can be a darker gray with a mottled and typically granite pattern.
Glacier white granite is a good one to take a peak at in your local stone warehouse.
Notice that the edges are mitered around the farmhouse sink opening.
Both are durable natural stones that create beautiful and elegant kitchen countertops.
It won t be too much different in price either.
Quartzite is in a category of its own.
When you see the quartzite i ll bet you like it better than carrara marble.
I should have gone with white carrara marble it was a much better price looks fabulous and wears the same.
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Carrara marble is the most common marble found in italy and it s named after the region it comes from carrara italy.
The one downside to super white is it is more expensive than carrara marble.
Quartzite called white super or super white granite will look like marble and be far far less likely to stain.
The perimeter countertops are super white quartzite with a mitered edge detail.
Here are some of the granite colours that look like carrara marble.
Many slabs have a veining effect like marble.
I was told this stone super white wears almost as well as granite that s not true.
You still should seal it every year.
The island countertop is polished carrara marble with a mitered edge detail.
Glacier white granite is on the list.
There are many granite designs and shades that offer interesting colours that are very much similar to the white carrara marble countertop.