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Quartzite · Brazil
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GEOLOGICAL REFERENCE REGIONBrazil
Ceará · Uruoca
-3.31°, -40.56° · View on globe ↗What makes it distinct
Named for a mother-of-pearl effect created by light moving across fine mineral fabric.
Selection & use
Require petrography, inspect the complete slab sequence and map natural fissures.
Kitchen islands, counters, walls and high-impact residential features
A trade name or a glass scratch at one point is not proof of true quartzite.
Geology & trade names
Quartz-rich São Joaquim Formation ornamental stone
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