Angola Black - Fissures

I am having a dispute with my installer. I have heard that this granite has very few and very small natural fissures. They are telling me that what I believe to be an installation stress crack is a natural fissure. How can I prove I am right? Thank you for your help.

 

Dear Steve:

You're right. That stone has very little fissures – if any at all.

How can you prove that you're right?

First off, real fissure have kinda rounded edges, not sharp. Not to mention that if that slabs there are fissures, they should be scattered a bit all over, not just one or two single ones.

More importantly, considering the particular kind of stone, if the “natural fissure” is more than 1/2” long and/or goes all the way to the edge and/or under the slab, it ain't no fissure: it is a crack – period.

But it could be professionally repaired permanently and made totally invisible, after addressing the reason for the crack (stress point). Unfortunately, in my sentence there's a “disturbing” word: professionally…

 

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