Reply To: Material, Real or Lab? › Forums › Beginner Questions › Material, Real or Lab? › Reply To: Material, Real or Lab? August 20, 2017 at 2:16 am #3440 tucsonbearParticipant @Tucsonbear I think you’re right Alan, the surface does look like lab quartz. I might buy a piece (and wait a month), to do a simple hardness test on it.