granite

• Doesn't Stain
• Heat Proof
• Requires Sealing
• No Specific Pattern but a lot of Movement
• Pattern CAN'T be controlled & does't always match the sample
• Porous (absorbs some percentage of bacteria)

quartz

• Antibacterial
• Nonporous
• Does Not Require Sealing
• Heat Resistant but not Proof
• Specific Pattern
• Man-Made

similarities

• Durable
• Simple to Maintain
• Doesn't Scratch or Stain
  
• Heat Proof