When these carrera marble tops got to my house yesterday (I sent pics to your mailbox) the guys said “uh oh – we have a problem” and then showed me the piece of marble I have attached pictures of with what looks like a long crack in the part behind the sink. They took the slabs back to the fabrication facility and then I got a call from the owner saying this was just a fissure and was natural. I thought it did not look natural though as it is almost 2 feet long and does not look like a vein at all. Can you tell from the pics if this looks more like a crack or a fissure? I did not see anything like this when I chose the slabs at the stone importers. Thank you!

 

Dear Brittany:

I didn't even need to see the picture: It's a crack.

I never saw and/or even heard of any possible fissure on White Carrara marble. (And I've seen a few gazillions of that stuff!) It just does not exist.

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