Quartzite

Blue Lava

Blue Lava is a Brazilian quartzite carried by MSI, quarried in Brazil and known for a cool-blue background streaked with dark blue and orange veining. It formed through metamorphism, when an ancient quartz sandstone was recrystallized under heat and pressure into a dense, interlocking quartz rock that is harder and more scratch- and etch-resistant than granite. The name 'Blue Lava' evokes the molten, flowing look of its fiery orange veins running through cool blue stone. Stone reads differently in person — full slabs vary in movement and tone from any single swatch, so we'll pull the actual slab for you to see before anything is cut.