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Podcast: Counter Programming with Shira & Arielle
Episode: Countertops: May The Quartz Be With You
Description: Welcome to season 2, Counties! We're kicking off this season with a series on countertops. We'll hit quartz today, then we're onto laminate, recycled glass, and more.Today, QUARTZ!Definition:Quartz is a hard, crystalline mineral composed of silicon and oxygen atoms. Quartz is the second most abundant mineral in Earth's continental crust, behind feldspar. Quartz is also called engineered stone (according to countertop guides). (WIKIPEDIA). Fun facts:- Quartz countertops are only 95% quartz. The other 5% is a polymer resin.- On the Mohs scale of hardness...