It's granite.

then it is mind blowing that the other company thinks it can charge 2x the price and call it quartzite...wow

Can't help you with the stone, but I am curious about the cabinets. Do you know what brand of cabinets are in the pictures?

I don't but these are the links I found for the images

https://www.quartzite-stone.com/product/negresco-granite/

https://www.fuleistone.com/product/negresco-quartzite/

Thank you Jenny! I am struggling with the cabinet part of the equation with my planned kitchen remodel.

It is granite ansd choose another shop if this is being upsold as quartzite. I would not do honed for sure IMO black granites look best polished so they do not show every little grease mak like honed does. I do not see the difference in the pics you posted .Iusually find quartzite has that sparke in it from the quartz crystals and not usually seen in garnites with the streaks of color . Leathere d granite is much different that honed BTW . I guess I amwondering why you are shopping for counter before designing the kitchen especailly the cabinet style

And Negreso is a really lovely granite. I like these darker granites honed or leathered.

And yes - find another shop. How predatory / dishonest!

Yeah, luckily I had already kinda steered away from them. I asked the sales guy about it being granite and he looked at me like I was crazy.

Thanks y’all!!!

This picture is from one of the Leicht cabinets websites. It translates to "negresco is a quartzite from Brazil." They use this stone on the faces of their cabinets.

For what it is worth, they charge more for the negresco (100% upcharge) than they do for the nero san marcos granite (60% upcharge).

https://www.stonecontact.com/brazil-black-stone-quarries

For anyone’s interest I believe there is a difference

Ask and determine the quarry the two stones come from. Using the link above this is the granite quarry. Black Negresco Granite Quarry - StoneContact.com There are no quarries listed for black quartzite. Tis dark grey is close. Carnavari Quartzite Quarry - StoneContact.com

"I would not do honed for sure IMO black granites look best polished so they do not show every little grease mak like honed does."

I disagree 100%. Patricia Colwell is a regular on this forum who habitually makes sweeping statements that ignore all the variations and differences in choices available. I actually do like a polished finish on many granites and quartzites - except on dark or black stones. Patricia, dark or black stones with a polished finish are glaringly reflective. They become mirrors; you will see everything reflected on them - the objects placed on them, the nearby fixtures, the overhead lights.

And the grease marks you mentioned? Those are more visible on a black polished finish. How are your mirrors in your bathrooms? They hiding splatters much? I advise the OP to stick with the honed finish she has pictured in her OP.

I prefer honed finishes in general. I wouldn’t do a polished black stone ever.

As you shop, be aware that the same stone may have a different name at another stone yard. There is no standardization in the countertop/stone business.

That being said, Virginia Mist is a gray/light black stone that also has white lines. It might work for your kitchen once you’ve made other decisions. And yes, polished black stone is highly reflective and shows everything.

Yeah, I have seen Virginia mist also called Nero Mist and Brazilian Mist and then Negresco…I’m more looking at the slab. It was more of an “I need someone to clear this up for me” than anything. I don’t understand how someone can claim something is quartzite…if it’s granite. Then vice versa, how can someone claim Negresco quartzite doesn’t exist, if it in fact does 🤔🤣

Stone diagnosis is accomplished by in-person testing, not by listening to a salesperson.

Excuse the thread drift, but if the second pictured installation doesn't have additional support below that long cantilever, the ends of those waterfall miters must self-destruct. Gravity will have it no other way. No cost-effective fix.

Just chiming in a year late as someone who's deep into this research.

Negresco refers to both granite and quartzite, but they appear to be two different stones.

Negreso Quartzite is more commonly called black diamond or black infinity. It has dramatic crisp veins and fissures, and because it is extremely dense and tricky to work with, it has lots of inclusions that are then filled with black resin. The picture you posted here looks like Negresco quartzite. This is a more expensive stone than what is usually called negresco granite.

Negresco Granite is also called Virginia Mist, Black Mist, and at the stone yard I went to recently, Brazilian Mist. It is overall much more consistent in its appearance and can either have almost no veining, or have misty white patterns that looks like this. This is a very affordable stone.

I'm no expert but I went to four stone yards that all used different names for both of these stones, and I know it can cause confusion.