Honed imperial danby countertop

Hi maurizio I recently got imperial danby installed in my kitchen. Its an old period home so marble or soapstone was the only option if I wanted to keep the period look. I read somewhere that imperial danby marble is denser than most marbles and is the only one recommended for kitchen use, is this true? I noticed a small drop of orange juice on the countertop and when I cleaned it up I saw that it left an etch mark. Since the stone is honed I probably never would have noticed this etch if I didn't already know where the juice had fell so it not really a big deal but since it is a honed finish can I sand out etches myself? I knew what I was getting my self into and I will take patinated marble any day over granite but if I can sand out etch marks I would like to know for future reference. Thanks. -Amil

 

Dear Amil:

 

“ I read somewhere that imperial danby marble is denser than most marbles and is the only one recommended for kitchen use, is this true? ”

 

It's false. Danby is indeed an excellent marble, but it is not any denser or any harder than the average calcareous marble.

 

“ I read somewhere that imperial danby marble is denser than most marbles and is the only one recommended for kitchen use, is this true? ”

 

By all means, you can do that.

 

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