Rainforest Brown & Green: Marble Or Granite?
We’ve been hearing a lot of questions about two stones call Rainforest Brown and Rainforest Green. Type their names into a search engine and you’ll see them referred to as granite on one site and marble on the other. The difference is important because marble countertops kitchen are slightly less durable and indestructible than granite. They also require a bit more maintenance.
Rainforest is sold in the U.S. as marble, but it’s actually a lesser known stone type, Serpentinite. Serpentinite is a rock composed of one or more serpentine group minerals. Minerals in this group are formed by serpentinization, a process that involves high pressure steam leaving the earth’s mantle.
Ok, enough boring scientific talk. What that basically means is that you can use Rainforest Brown and Rainforest Green on your kitchen countertops. Serpentinite behaves differently than a marble. It’s harder, and fabricators prefer to cut it with a granite blade instead of a marble blade. It won’t etch or stain as easily as a marble will. One of the reasons marble takes more maintenance is because if you stain or etch a light stone with very little pattern, it will be noticeable. However, Rainforest is very busy and colorful so even if something did ever happen to the stone (which it probably won’t), it’s highly unlikely that you will ever notice it. Etching, “scars” caused by acidic products, although very rare, would be the only concern because 99% of the time, we can remove stains from both granite and marble.
Now that you know it’s safe to put gorgeous Rainforest in your kitchen, wanna hear a fun fact or two? 1) Serpentinite is the state rock of California. 2) Rainforest Brown and Green are quarried in Rajasthan, India. Ah, the joys of random knowledge.
It’s very rare that we don’t have at least one version of Rainforest Brown and Rainforest Green in the shop (it’s our favorite!). If you want to find out more about it, how we fabricate it, and examine its intricate pattern up close then stop and visit.
What do you think? Have you put Rainforest in your kitchen? Do you know anything about Rajasthan? COMMENT!
Thanks for reading,
Building in SC on the ocean south of Charleston, and my builder is looking for 4 to 5 large very high quality slabs of Rainforest Green which I guess we would have to truck down. Size and quality are the main issues. We do have a hold on some on the water but in an effort to accelerate things I was hoping to find some here quickly. Do you all have a sufficient amount of top quality slabs on hand? I have been to Rajastan btw and loved it! Thanks so much!
Ty Cobb
The best thing would be to call the shop # 301 218 7666 and see what we can do.