Quartz countertops are a recent entrant to the stone countertop market. It was once a feature presented by interior designers to homeowners hoping to provide an alternative to marble and granite countertops. However, because it used to be even more expensive than granite and marble, it took a while before it gained traction with the residential market. Today, quartz countertops are giving natural stones a run for their money. More homeowners are getting on board with engineered stones for their kitchens as many cannot really tell the difference between them and natural stones.

This is not surprising, as quartz countertops can appearance of any natural stone, down to the solid and rich colors and patterns.
Quartz countertops contain pigments, resins and adhesives that bind the material together, achieving a consistency that is absent in natural stones. Purists say that it is not the same as the real thing, and they would be right. quartz stone machine is something else entirely.