Beautiful stone. You will need to test that particular slab. See if the stone yard has a sample for you to take home and perform tests. If not, you can try these on site:

1. Take a piece of glass (glass tile will work) and rub it on the raw edge of the stone to see if the stone scratches the glass. Quartzite will scratch the glass. Marble and dolomite will not.

2. Take a nail and try to scratch the stone. Try this on the polished surface near the edge. Marble and dolomite will be scratched by the nail. Quartzile will not. More than likely you will see the nail leaving a silver line on the quartzite.

Very nice! Just make sure you know what you are getting & do the tests like zmith mentioned.

That looks a great deal like a marble. Do the tests. Stone yards are as clear as mud about what a stone actually is, and they rename it in an effort to discourage competitive shopping.

That's what I am afraid of. I scratched it and it did not scratch. I will return tomorrow and take glass:) Unfortunately they did not have a sample since this was a new product that had just arrived.

Any update? Did you end up getting it? I am considering Nickel Quartzite, as well. I found it at Arizona Tile and they do not give out samples.

I went to AZ tile and got a sample a few weeks ago. It may have been too new then, but maybe you can get a sample now. FYI, I tried the scratch test and it did scratch the glass. I haven’t tried the etching test yet.