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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...

  Humid Texas Kitchen? Here’s Which Countertop Material Holds Up Best If you live in Houston, Galveston, Corpus Christi or anywhere along the Gulf Coast, you already know the air does not let up. Indoor humidity often stays at 70 to 80 percent, and that changes how a countertop ages. Most countertop advice is written for drier parts of the country and ignores this. Choose engineered quartz if you want the lowest-maintenance option. It is non-porous, so it never needs sealing. If you prefer natural stone, sealed granite or sealed quartzite will also perform well. Marble is best kept out of the kitchen in this climate. Three ways humidity wears on a countertop Moisture seeps in through the air. Porous stones like marble and unsealed granite can absorb ambient moisture over time, not just from spills. That moisture carries oils, food particles and bacteria into the stone. Sealers wear out sooner. Granite that goes two years between sealings in a dry state may need resealing e...