Quartz is an engineered stone; in case you didn't know. It does not exist naturally in the format we use. Natural quartz is a hard mineral that cannot be used in its natural state. To create the hard surface seen in kitchens, 90 percent ground quartz is combined with resins, polymers, and pigments. It is made by mining natural quartz crystals and grinding them into a fine dust. The resin binders are added under extremely high heat and pressure, resulting in a solid slab. Pigments added during… Continue