That's a large slab for just an island. Do you have plans for what to do with the excess? I don't think it will blend too much with a solid cabinetry because it does have movement to make it stand out on its own. Super White or Calacatta Super White as you are calling it deserves some more research on your part. I'd be cautious of putting it in a kitchen due to some people's reports of its wear properties as it can respond similarly to a marble. I wouldn't mix patterns like that anyway. If you go with a pattern on one, do solid on the other or nearly so. You don't want too many competing patterns in an area like a kitchen or you'll be disappointed at the outcome, I believe. Countertops are such a permanent feature that you want to be able to feel calm and at peace with them for the duration of your home ownership, and competing surface patterns is a risk in that regard.

ONE!!!! quartzite. Or a plain quartz on the perimeter. quartzite on the island. Or one counter top period.

Nothing lives in isolation.. Post the kitchen, the plan , the other materials, floor included.

Thank you for your feedback. I will send the kitchen pics etc. I believe we may have decided to go with Calacatta super white on all. But I will send pics to see if you agree.

IMO you do a different color for the island cabinets or a different counter and all the same color cabinets but not both . I your case if you love that material use it everywhere as long as it works with the whole kitchen.

I would do the platinum everywhere! I think the stone will act as a unifying material with the change in color between island and perimeter. Also, it sounds like since you know it is a 'real quartzite' and the other has issues, you'll have more confidence in how it will perform. BTW, I love that slab.

Took a bit to get ahold of the image. Here is an image of the Calacatta quartzite for the island and counter tops. Thinking of a glass arctic ice for backsplash but having second reservations if that’s the right choice. Kitchen is pure white cabinets upper and lower. Island is maple stained grey.

BackTowork - Some how I missed one of the comments above about the concerns with Calacatta or super white. I was advised it was a quartzite am I wrong.

Flooring is

Cabinet colour:

Well very similar to this.

Just do the ONE quartite everywhere........why make a simple thing hard??

Worry on the back splash AFTER the tops are completely installed. Why? You can't install until then anyway. That's why. At that point,, you will have the entire visual in front of your eyes.

There is NO need to pre select a back splash. If the counter tops are your star? Keep the splash simple. If you want a starring role for the back splash? Then keep the counter tops simple and that is especially true of the perimeter, where the splash will be located.

The slab you show is gorgeous. There are a lot of different elements in the room, so stick to one countertop material. And of course you have to wait for the backsplash choice! You cannot visualize the kitchen until it’s THERE. Your best decision will be after these first items are installed. So far, it looks like it will be beautiful.

HU-647067219 I love the way that quartzite looks with the cabinet and floor . . . it is so rich!

Thanks all so you agree with the Calacatta choice vs the Platinum. Appreciate your assistance. We will wait on the backsplash decision until the kitchen is in.

We decided on the calacatta as we wondered if platinum would blend too much with island cabinets colour.

HU- i am considering a similar quartzite - do you like it?

@Doreen Mochrie I am just now seeing the follow-up comments on this post. It doesn't sound like the original poster did any further research on the "Calacatta Super White Quartzite" before selecting it. I would recommend that you do and also test a sample piece. Labeling at the slab yard can sometimes be misleading, and the Houzz forum has plenty of threads about several varieties of "Super White Quartzite" and concerns that may arise with it if you will search the archives. I personally found a sample of something labeled "Super White Quartzite" at one of my local stone suppliers to be highly prone to flaking. Others have had staining issues. This could be a stone that reacts more like marble than quartzite, but you won't know unless you test a piece from the same quarry as the slab you are considering.