Type |
Hardness |
Look |
Colors |
Price |
Care |
MARBLE |
Varies from fairly hard to fairly soft |
deep and light veining |
Dark brown to lighter beige |
Fairly expensive |
All marble should be sealed |
GRANITE |
Hard and Dense |
Speckled or Mottled |
Light to Dark |
Moderate |
Great for moisture areas and countertops |
ONYX |
Soft |
Swirls and clouds of light |
Light to dark brown |
Expensive |
Must Seal |
TRAVERTINE |
Fairly Soft |
Fine Veins |
Tan Hues |
|
Good for Soaking up moisture |
LIMESTONE |
Moderate Hardness |
Large and Thick |
Cream to brown |
Moderately Priced |
MUST seal. Most porous of all stone tile! |
QUARTZITE |
Hard |
Pebbly surface |
|
Expensive |
Porous if not polished, must seal! |
SLATE |
Moderate, but harder than limestone |
Smooth |
Gray, green to black |
Moderately Priced |
Porous if not polished, must seal! |