About this material
Quartzite is a natural stone that forms when sandstone is compressed and heated underground until it fuses into something much harder — the result looks a lot like marble but performs a lot more like granite.
It's one of the toughest natural stones we install, and it comes in dramatic, marble-like veining that a lot of clients want without the fragility.
If you love the look of Carrara or Calacatta marble but want something more forgiving for a daily-use kitchen, quartzite is usually the answer.
Specifications
- Hardness
- Very hard (7 Mohs)
- Porosity
- Low to moderate
- Heat Resistance
- Excellent
- Sealing Requirement
- Every 1–2 years
- Maintenance Level
- Low
Slabs we fabricate
40 of 40 products
Every product in this collection (40)
- Acquatic Quartzite
- Allure Quartzite
- Andes Black Quartzite
- Audacia Quartzite
- Azul Imperiale Quartzite
- Azul Macaubas Quartzite
- Azul Treasure Quartzite
- Belvedere Quartzite
- Blue Fusion Quartzite
- Blue Lava Quartzite
- Blue Roma Quartzite
- Calacatta Macaubas Quartzite
- Calacatta Montreal Quartzite
- Cirrus Gray Quartzite
- Cristallo Quartzite
- Crytos Quartzite
- Denali Quartzite
- Fantasy Macaubas Quartzite
- Fantasy Montreal Quartzite
- Florida Wave Quartzite
- Fusion Quartzite
- Galapagos Quartzite
- Glacier Wave Quartzite
- Gray Canyon Quartzite
- Infinity Black Quartzite
- Kalahari Quartzite
- Madreperola Quartzite
- Mercury Gray Quartzite
- Milano Quartzite
- Onyx Bamboo Quartzite
- Patagonia Green Quartzite
- Platinum Black Quartzite
- Platinum Blue Quartzite
- Platinum Gray Quartzite
- Sea Pearl Quartzite
- Taj Mahal Quartzite
- Tempest Quartzite
- White Macaubas Quartzite
- White Montreal Quartzite
- Zermatt Quartzite
Ask Omega about availability for your project. We order these through our supplier and cut them here in Edinburg, so lead time depends on the slab.
Product names and photography are MSI's, the supplier Omega orders through. These are slab photographs, not Omega installations.
Best For
- Kitchen islands
- Waterfall edges
- High-traffic kitchens that want a marble look
- Outdoor kitchens
Pros
- Marble-like veining with far more durability
- Excellent heat and scratch resistance
- Holds up to daily kitchen use
Cons
- Slab-to-slab variation can be significant
- Needs sealing like granite, not a wipe-and-forget surface
- True quartzite is harder to fabricate, so pick an experienced shop
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