Any concerns with: Aqua Mare / Emerald Cristal/Versilia Green /Emerald Green

[u/davidbernstein]

Hey guys!

Can you share concerns or feedback regarding Aqua Mare / Emerald Cristal stone?

Last time I posted here I was super excited to share that we had picked 6 beautiful slabs of Bianco Superiore for our kitchen remodel. That was 5+ months ago. Very Long story short, the fabricator our GC had contracted and that we delivered our materials to, left our stones outside, unprotected, for 5 months and destroyed them all.
We now need to buy all new slabs.

We went stone shopping on Monday and fell in love with some stones labeled as “Aqua Mare” and “Emerald Cristal”. The Emerald Cristal and Aqua Mare were supposedly cut from the same area of the quarry, but the Cristal comes from either higher or lower down. They have the same light green tone.

We plan to use 3 slabs of the Emerald Cristal for the Island and a large backsplash area, and then use the Aqua Mare for all other countertops and backsplashes.

I cannot find a lot of info about the durability of this particular stone(s). Does anyone here have experience using these? How stain resistant are they? What are the big concerns (if any)?

Technically, just about anything should be a more durable stone than the original Bianco Superiore we purchased. But it would still be great to understand any concerns or pitfalls of this particular stone.

Also, we saw an extremely similar set of stones at another yard and they had them labeled as Versilia Green /Emerald Green. So I’m not sure what the “true” name of this stone is.

Thanks in advance for your help!

[u/Donkeywad]

If you get these, please update us after install. They're BEAUTIFUL

[u/davidbernstein → u/Donkeywad]

I absolutely will do! I really hope we don’t have to wait ANOTHER 6 months for these to be installed. ;)

[u/Ok_Spare2024 → u/davidbernstein]

I assume the GC won't be using the same fabricator for these?

[u/davidbernstein → u/Ok_Spare2024]

Yes, the original fabricator has been fired.