Yes, it’s true, the term ‘natural quartz’ can be more appealing. However, it can also tend to create confusion. After all, quartz countertops are usually an engineered quartz that has been ground down, mixed with a resin, and cooked back together. These slabs, while beautiful and very appropriate for most uses, are not in the same category as slabs cut out of the ground, and merely polished and sealed.

I think the confusion comes from the amorphous way the word ‘natural’ can be used. ‘Natural flavor,’ for instance, in a food item, does not mean that the flavor is from the item it ‘naturally’ tastes like. Quartz is naturally occurring in all granite, so where do we draw the line of definition?

You will see the words ‘natural quartz’ in various places on this website and blog from time to time, but for this particular post, I wanted to be very clear.

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