The second photo is an example of what the idea would look like, except quartzite around the tiles instead of tiles

You will end up with a lot of seams in your slabs trying to use them to frame tile. I don't think it will look good. If you really want to use both of these materials, have the tile behind the range and use a 5" strip of quartzite as your splash instead of a full slab.

If you want the framed tile feature, the remainder of the backsplash will need to be tile. Not quartzite. There is a significant depth difference between the two that would need to be bridged, and the material would need to be in multiple pieces, creating a very challenging install for both stone and tile folks. Difficulty always equates to extra cost.

No wonder I could not find an example of this concept on line! TY

It probably can be done without seams depending on your dimensions - Joe would know. My guess is that just as a fabricator cuts a sink opening in the middle of a slab, he could cut out a feature opening for you, but the opening would have a curvature to it, and most tiles, certainly the tiles you are considering, are rectilinear. So the opening would have rounded edges in this scenario. The other option would be to have a slab|tile|slab arrangement, with each material abutting the other, no cut-out per se. In this scenario you would also have to build out for the tile expanse as Minardi points out, to accommodate the different thicknesses.

I’m not sure why you would want to do this. The whole visual point of a slab backsplash is the uninterrupted veining, a continuous, mellifluous run of stone. You would be ruining that by cutting into the stone in the most prominent, eye-level spot for a 36” span. It reminds me of the image below where they have chosen a (bookmatched, I think) waterfall edge countertop then cut bookshelves into it. It’s a waste because it defeats the purpose of the visual continuity that characterizes a waterfall edge. (If you’re wondering how they got a square opening in the image below, they got it with seams at each corner.)

I do like your taste in tile. What I end up not loving in a lot of pro and amateur kitchen renos is too much stone. It’s a kitchen not a quarry. But that’s just me. I hope you get what you want.

Thank you for your detailed comment.

Is that Tabarka?

Looks like Taj Mahal quartzite.

Just be aware that these forums tend to be "afraid" of pattern and color!

You can certainly do what you want, you just need a healthy budget and an excellent fabricator who is creative and likes a challenge.

This what the fabricator I used in LA could do ... turn a flat slab material into curved stone. He loved a challenge and had the skills to make most designs come to life. My fireplace was all done from a 2 cm slab. He wouldn't have thought your request was that hard.

Taj mahal quartzite counters with Tabarka tile.

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^^^^Using the tile everywhere is the much more attractive look over the postage stamp behind the range.