I'm not an expert, but do know that quartzite is one of the most durable surface out there. I just installed white macaubas in my kitchen and gotta say ITS GORGEOUS! I had a tough time finding the "perfect slab" but in the end it was well worth the search. I would just advise to make sure when selecting your slab that it has no epoxy repairs ;). I've only seen that twice but ... Good luck!!!

Do you have any pictures you can post? Would like ve to see yours. Also, what would an epoxy repair look like?

Just picked out my slabs of White Macaubas. CAN'T WAIT to see it installed!

I will try to get some pics to you. I had mine installed about 4 days ago. It is BEAUTIFUL!!! However, one of the workers got grease on it and it stained! Needless to say, I am VERY upset with the plumber at the moment :(.

I'm considering White Macaubas for kitchen and island countertops, but am hesitant after reading all the forums. I saw a crosscut slab today that was beautiful. I'm more than willing to seal the countertops as often as needed, but I don't want to constantly worry about someone setting a drink or purse or something down. Does anyone love their White Macaubas? Do you wish you had chosen granite? Thanks.

It's gorgeous, but I'm having serious staining issues. I'm constantly using poltice (a stain remover highly recommended). Can't cook in my kitchen without covering everything up and wiping it down every second. Any type of oil/grease stains immediately. I would not recommend this stone :(. Hopefully other's have had a better experience??? I was told it's highly durable... not my experience. Seems worse than marble!

I had some installed last year and my (very large) island piece literally crumbled into pieces as they went to install it. I quickly changed gears but left the remaining macaubus on the perimeter countertops while we waited for something else, and anything that touched it causes cracks and damage. I think we got a horribly bad lot, but I was not willing to roll the dice with it again. A neighbor has since put it in and already has two large chunks missing--one where a pan hit the edge of her sink and another on her island. It is touted to be stronger than granite but that certainly does not seem to be the case in these (unrelated) instances. LOVE the look so much, but don't think a lot of batches are strong enough for countertops.

Wow, I had been considering White Macaubus because they said it won't stain like marble but reading your experiences makes me re-think the whole thing!

Update - After calling in numerous professionals mine was not sealed properly! We've since had it resealed with no issues and LOVE it!

what brand of sealant did you use? just got my countertop yesterday and it is already stained from some pastry we left .

The first photo, below, is the lot we bought yesterday. It is the lightest White Macaubas I could find and I went to three different suppliers and saw at least 7 different lots.

The second photo is from Bedrock International in St. Louis and I believe they still have two slabs left in the same lot. I decided against them (even though they were cheaper) because the veining was not as subtle and it varied a lot (so one side of the slab had very subtle veining whereas the other side of the slab looked like almost a different stone). Also, one of the slabs had a pretty serious blemish-- a yellowish spot about the diameter of a grapefruit.

The third photo is from Global also in St. Louis. Global had a fair amount of slabs in several different lots. They were very beautiful -- I decided them against them only because I want more subtle veining.

Oh yeah, I forgot to add. I asked the guy who seemed very knowledgable at Bedrock if he thought the Quartzite was worth the additional cost in terms of durability. He said definitely and I frankly do not think he had any reason to benefit from giving me biased advice because the other stone we were considering Calacatta (at least-- if we went with Bedrock) and actually more expensive.

It's been a while now and I can't remember what sealer we used. I'll ask and get back to you.

Thank you!!