Dear Camille:
The quartzite-based manmade stones (a.k.a. engineered stone) are gaining momentum by presenting themselves as the “anti-granite”. Many of their claims are false and unsubstantiated. They are understandable, too: the promoters of engineered stone wouldn't stand many chances to sell their very expensive manmade stuff if they were out telling the truth!
And the truth is:
Now you can draw your conclusions. Bear in mind that I do not sell or fabricate stone. I'm simply a stone restoration / maintenance man.
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Thank you
Ciao and good luck,
Maurizio Bertoli
Article ID: 1057
Created On: Thu, Jan 17, 2008 at 12:26 AM
Last Updated On: Thu, Jan 17, 2008 at 12:00 AM
Authored by: Maurizio Bertoli [mail@mbstone.com]
Online URL: https://marblecleaning.org/knowledgebase/article.php?id=1057