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Black Venom

Black with pale veins – denser and more scratch-resistant than marble.

Rock type: Quartzite
Origin: Brazil
Surface: polished
Hardness (Mohs): 7

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Close-up

The same photo at three magnifications – this is how the pattern looks up close.

Every veneer is one of a kind. The image shows the stone; your piece will look different.

The story

Black Venom was once sand. Quartz-rich sandstone was carried deep into the earth, under so much heat and pressure that its grains recrystallised and locked into one another. Loose rock became a dense, almost glassy stone: quartzite.

At around 7 on the Mohs scale it is harder than most granites and far harder than marble. The black is the ground; the light veins are minerals that settled in fine cracks.

The stone comes from Brazil and is quarried only in small quantities. In the trade it is often simply called Venom. Large slabs of it clad kitchen islands and entire walls.

On the case, such a slab becomes a piece that exists only once: we split it to around one millimetre and polish it until the grain begins to shine.

Properties

Born from sand, fused under pressure into almost pure quartz – denser and more scratch-resistant than marble.

Family: Translation missing: en.Quartzite
Hardness (Mohs): 7
Processing: sawn, ground, polished
Surface: polished

For comparison: fingernail 2.5 · glass 5.5 · quartz 7. Values apply to the rock family.

Care

Clean with the Stone Cleaner. If the surface looks dull, the Marble Liquid Polish brings back the shine. Quartzite is less sensitive to acids than marble.

Care instructions →

Made in this stone · 1

Quartzite Case Pro · Black Venom

€120,00

Frequently asked questions about Black Venom

Where does Black Venom come from?

Black Venom comes from Brazil. Rock type: Quartzite.

Is the Black Venom at ROXXLYN real stone?

Yes. Black Venom is real natural stone, not a print and not a film. Because every piece is cut from the block, every grain is unique.

What does Black Venom feel like?

Black Venom is polished: smooth, with depth and shine, which brings out the pattern of the stone especially clearly.

How do I care for Black Venom?

Clean with the Stone Cleaner. If the surface looks dull, the Marble Liquid Polish brings back the shine. Quartzite is less sensitive to acids than marble. Care instructions

What happens if Black Venom breaks?

Every piece comes with a Stone Passport. If the stone breaks within 12 months of delivery, we make the same model in the same type of stone again at half price, once per passport, plus shipping. More about the Stone Passport