Taj Mahal Quartzite: The Marble Look Without the Marble Headaches Plenty of Texas homeowners fall for the soft cream-and-gold look of Italian marble, then back away when they hear about etching, staining and constant upkeep. Taj Mahal quartzite is the stone that solves this. It looks like luxury marble but is far tougher underneath. Taj Mahal quartzite is a natural stone from Brazil with a creamy white background, warm gold veining and a Mohs hardness of about 7. It resists etching and scratching much better than marble, handles direct heat, and is fully UV-stable. That makes it one of the few natural stones that works equally well in indoor kitchens and outdoor spaces in Texas. What exactly is it? Taj Mahal is a natural metamorphic stone. Sandstone is exposed to extreme heat and pressure deep underground, and the result is a hard, dense material. It is not granite, not engineered quartz and not marble, though suppliers sometimes use those names loosely. The correct term is natural q...
