Quarzite Silver
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Colour |
Brown |
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Quartzite |
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Silver Quartzite (also known commercially as Silver Quartzite, Silver Grey, or Silver Grey Quartzite) is one of the finest and most versatile natural stones for contemporary design. Extracted in famous geological basins located mainly in Brazil, India and Northern Europe (such as the well-known Odal or Scandinavian Alta version), this material combines the sophisticated and cold aesthetics of the metal with the primordial strength of pure rock.
Visually, it features an elegant and bright color palette dominated by shades of silver gray, pearl gray, and steel. The surface is crisscrossed by delicate white hues, ash and sometimes very thin silvery or coppery filaments that reflect light. Its texture can present itself with fluid and directional veins or with a slightly cloudy design, offering a natural and crystalline sheen that conveys a feeling of cleanliness and modernity.
It boasts a very high mineral hardness that makes it exceptionally resistant to scratches, nicks, heavy foot wear and mechanical impacts. Its crystalline structure, extremely compact and free of significant porosities, guarantees it a natural impermeability and almost zero water absorption, preventing the penetration of oils, fats or moisture. Being composed of silicates, it enjoys total chemical inertia: unlike marbles, it does not react and does not become opaque when in contact with acidic food substances or aggressive detergents. Furthermore, it resists thermal shock, high temperatures, frost and UV rays perfectly, maintaining its brilliance and color completely unchanged even when exposed to the elements.
– internal and external flooring: thanks to its excellent non-slip properties (especially in natural split, brushed or flamed finishes), it is very popular for terrace floors, poolside floors, garden walkways, but also for large rooms with a modern taste.
– Kitchen and bathroom top: Much loved in contemporary interior design because it offers the clean, bright aesthetic of gray/silver combined with total practicality of cleaning and resistance to acids and heat.
– wall and facade cladding: used in both thin slabs for internal accent walls and large blocks for external ventilated facades, where its silvery hues give a monolithic and technological appearance to the architecture.
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