SUPER WHITE MARBLE (SUPER WHITE DOLAMITE) KITCHEN COUNTERTOPS IN COLUMBUS OHIO
Super White is a dolamite (hard marble) natural stone. It is still often used for kitchen countertops, back splashes, and bathroom vanity tops. Super White is highly popular in the recent years with its soft marble look, and a little more durability. White and gray colors are trendy for kitchen countertops, as a matter of fact for the entire design so it is helping super white to be preferred choice of countertops.
Super white is not a granite so it can still get scratched, etched, but it is a little harder than regular marble helping with the use. We recommend using honed finish of Super White to reduce risk of future extracted and etches.
Super White is a similar stone to Fantasy Brown Dolamite, or Branco Shadow Dolamite in characteristics.
WHERE DOES SUPER WHITE MARBLE COME FROM ?
Super White comes from Brazil.
IS SUPER WHITE A QUARTZITE, MARBLE, OR GRANITE?
Super White is definitely not a granite as is a volcanic stone and Super White is a metamorphic stone. Granite countertops do not get scratched, or etches while Super White can.
It is possible to call super white a marble but there is more to it. It is a harder type of marble because it went thru dolomitization process in the natural which made it a little harder.
IS SUPER WHITE A QUARTZITE?
Some companies call the true quartzite as hard quartzite, and they call dolamite marble as “soft quartzite” From this perspective, it is possible to call Super White a Soft Quartzite.
IS SUPER WHITE A MARBLE?
Yes, it is a hard marble.
IS SUPER WHIITE A DOLAMITE?
Yes super white is a dolamatic marble so it can be called Dolamite.
HOW MUCH IS SUPER WHITE MARBLE PER SQ. FT.?
The cost depends on the slab, and type of project. Some Super White slabs are very light with little to no gray while some others are very very gray you can actually call them “super gray” The whiter super white slabs will usually be over $100 per sq. ft. while the grayer super white slabs will be usually under $100 per sq. ft. for certain projects.
Slab utilization is also important determining the cost of Super White Dolamite. For instance, if you need only a small vanity but would like it to come from a full slab, fabricators will usually charge a slab premium fee to cover their cost to cut the entire slab. Here at Columbus Granite, we require that our customers use at least 66% of the entire slab to avoid any slab premium fees, or look for a smaller slab.
WHAT FINISHES DOES SUPER WHITE COME IN?
The most popular finish is polished however, super white comes in leather and honed finishes as well. The stone looks extra nice on leather finish.
IS THERE A QUARTZ THAT LOOKS LIKE SUPER WHITE?
Yes. If you like everything you read about super white but would like something that is a little more durable, there is a quartz color also called Super White which looks like natural super white dolamite.