This is the quartz I am using. It is hard to get an idea from a picture. It is not a marble look a like, but it is warmer in tone then some of the other gray/white quartz. There is a touch of beige:

It is called "Flaked Pearl" sold by Riverstone or "White Pearl" sold by LG.

Man-made products (Silestone,Riverstone, Caesarstone, etc) will produce marble-like products quite easily. A man-made stones do not have to be "one colour". They can mimic anything that mother nature can provide. They are NOT cheap! The more complicated movement that is produced, the higher priced they become. They start out pricing the natural stones....just so you know.

Where have you looked at quartz? Most people who want the look of marble but not the associated upkeep go with quartz and are usually very happy with it. Perhaps what you have looked at was not very high quality? There are also granites available that have a similar look to marble, but whatever you end up going with, if it looks like marble it usually has a price tag to match.

I've had 5 houses & a lot of experience with different counter finishes, e.g., marble, corian, Quartz. My latest custom built house is a quartz white and grey marble. It us beautiful & looks like marble & is not cheap in price or looks. It is about the same price of granite. Everyone thinks it is marble, unlike corian, marble & granite, quartz is NO MAINTENANCE that is why I recommend it to friends and clients. I have white cabinetry, marble look quartz counter & white subway tile backsplash.

Be careful about the countertop edge you pick. Bullnose & double bull nose are high maintenance. (Debris gets caught in the crevices) I went will a smooth, round edge.

Love that first quartzite! Have you looked into Cambria? Also if you are still interested in marble, do a google search on using honed marble as a countertop. You will find a lot of people who discuss that it's not as bad as people say, as long as you can accept that it won't be "perfect." Good luck!

I have Cambria and I love it. They make Brittanicca, Torquay and Ella that resemble marble. I have Bellingham. Wears amazing well.

Depending where you are located I would highly suggest looking into full slabs of the colors that Kathi Steele mentioned, Silestone has a few lusso, helix, Ariel,..... and Caesarstone probably at the peak of price has amazing Calacatta. Also Polarstone has some really amazing Marble look alikes. Good luck on your search. If you are near San Diego we have full slab viewing of all that i mentioned!

ziehmsa, all 03 natural stones that you shared pictures are marbles, not quartzites; all 03 stones are marbles, nothing to do with quartzite.

The second one, actually is a very brittle marble, it is amazing to see so many wholesalers and fabricators labeling incorrectly