Quartz vs Quartzite: A Practical Guide for Canadian Homeowners

Quartz and quartzite sound almost identical, but they are two very different materials. Quartz is an engineered surface, manufactured by combining roughly 90–95% ground natural quartz with resins and pigments. Quartzite is a natural metamorphic stone, quarried in slabs and cut for your kitchen. That single distinction — manufactured versus mined — drives nearly every […]