Hi, I am unsure, since we have never had a client use quartz for their countertops in all of the many years we have been doing kitchen/bath design.
I believe this was carrara marble. All the best.

Silestone quartz has great whites & grays. Take a look at their Lyra & Bianco River. The Silestone brand is the only quartz that has Microban in it. Great product. It's sold at The Home Depot. Good luck!

I found Lyra :)!!! Thanks!!!

Cambria Quartz water stone collection. Torquay. beautiful looking

Try this link http://www.cambriausa.com/our-collection/color-palette/

Looks like Carrara Marble to us! Come see some in person at Amsum & Ash today!

I am renovating my kitchen and all three designers that I am working with have discouraged me from using marble on my counters becauses they say it is too porous. Is that a fact?

Maf01.... Yes, marble is porous and does not stand up well to heat. It is not an ideal kitchen option unless you are conditioned to using trivets and constantly wiping things down. Granite or quartz are better options for natural stone. Caesarstone is a brand of quartz I used - it's wonderful!

Thanks to both of you very much!

I have a sample of Silestone Lyra and Cambria Torquay sitting on my island. The thing about Quartz is it's very consistant as it's engineered. So while marbles and granites can vary greatly slab to slab, quartz will generally look as you choose. I much prefer the Lyra for the more dramatic 'veining' to the Torquay. It's is colder than the Torquay as are the Carrera and Calacatta marbles. We love that about it. When I was looking, those are the two that resembled the Carrera marble the most. I haven't seen any quartz that resembles the drama of the Calacatta.

you should see the big slab instead of 12x12. or 6x6 small sample. you will feel the differences.

If you want natural stone that is not a marble, look at the various white quartzites.

I have silestone bianco river in my kitchen and LOVE it. Virtually indestructible. I wanted the Dal Tile one that looks like marble (can't remember the name) because of the awesome low price but they didn't have a slab big enough for my island. The problem with any natural stone in the white family in the kitchen is the risk of staining.

Has anyone tried Carrara from Vicstone?
It doesn't have the typical speckled appearance that Lyra and Torquay seem to have. Both samples I looked at really looked like marble. This is still a quartz and will not stain or chip like marble.

Quartzite and Quartz are two different products. Quartz is a man made solid surface product made using ground/crushed stone. It varies greatly in appearance among manufactures so check with the home improvement centers and stone companies to get the best selection. Quartzite is a natural stone that is said to be harder than granite, but it does chip easier than granite so get a good fabricator to install this product and be careful not to drop anything heavy on it such as a stainless steel pan. It also has to be sealed like all natural stones. Although quartzite takes a bit more care to install and maintain, the Quartz will never look exactly like a natural stone so you might not be happy with it. However, solid Quartz most closely resembles solid colored granite, but you obviously want one with a pattern so you will more than likely prefer the quartzite.

The quartzite that most resembles Carrara has several names depending on the retailer. Super White, Princess White, and White Fantasy are said to be different names for the same stone. In my market, it is called Princess White. Quartzite also varies widely in appearance. People have commented that the stone now being quarried contains more gray than product previously quarried. I have noticed this in my market. The stone with more white will most resemble Carrara and will be prettier, but the stone containing more gray is said to be less porous and easier to maintain. There are a number of kitchen photos posted on Houzz in which this quartzite has been used so you can check them to get an idea and then head to the granite companies for a personal inspection. Most companies do not make quartzite samples availabe. However, if they do, you can check how the product performs by testing it with fluids such as red wine so ask about samples as you make your rounds to the stone companies.

I installed Taj Mahal quartzite which most resembles Calcutta marble. It is the best decision that I made. I love it. That was approximately a year ago. So far nothing has stained.

I'm looking for Vicostone as it appears so nice online and can't find it in New England. Has anyone?

Has anyone ever used Daltile Staturio - a quartz product that looks identical to marble. Do you love it? photo please?