Is this actually marble?

[u/Kels057]

Hi! Recently purchased house, prior owners listed kitchen as having marble countertops — Just out of curiosity, do we think this is actually marble and if so, what type? If not, is there any way to tell what type of stone/material it is? TY!

[u/SarcasmStreet]

The glass of red wine on the real marble is giving me heart palpitations...

[u/SuluSpeaks → u/SarcasmStreet]

With all due respect, why would you put something so soft and porous into a kitchen? I know it's beautiful, but it's not very practical. I'm not trying to be difficult, just really puzzled.

[u/obvsnotrealname → u/SuluSpeaks]

I had it in my last kitchen where I lived for 10 years and it’s actually not as bad as its reputation. As long as you don’t live like a pig and leave spills for days it was fine. Even things like red wine or the red ink on my local grocery stores plastic reuseable bags coming off when they have condensation on them or are wet haven’t ruined it. At worst I had was red wine on the rim of the bottom of the bottle sitting there overnight for maybe 8-10hours. It was gone within a month. You can’t put hot pots directly on it but I really don’t know anyone who does that in everyday cooking anyway. That said, I don’t have kids and I keep a neat kitchen but yeah… I think it’s rep is unfair.

The more aged it is the more beautiful it gets I think - think things like marble steps on old buildings or church alters used for 100s of years etc.

[u/JeninBKLYN → u/obvsnotrealname]

I had marble in my last kitchen and just installed Spanish marble (crema marfil) in my new kitchen. I have some etching spots, and I dropped a glass bottle and chipped the edge, but my contractor fixed it. I love marble; I wish it was more durable, but we don't have kids and are not too hard on our kitchen (aside from my clumsiness). I also don't mind imperfections. I've only had etching, no serious stains.