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Antolini Cristallo Nero quartzite slab on the crane, fractured black blocks in white crystalline quartz matrix, honed matte finish, 80 by 128 inches

This is the honed face of Cristallo Nero — same family, same composition (fractured black blocks suspended in a white crystalline quartz matrix), different posture. Where the polished slab pushes the crystal forward and gives the stone its theatre, the honed face flattens the contrast and reads as a single charcoal-and-white composition.

Honed is the right finish when Cristallo Nero is doing real work — a kitchen island, a perimeter run, a bar top — and needs to live alongside cabinetry and appliances without dominating them.
From the slab arrival, 2024-12

Honed is the right finish when Cristallo Nero is doing real work — a kitchen island, a perimeter run, a bar top — and needs to live alongside cabinetry and appliances without dominating them. The matte surface is also more forgiving on fingerprints and water spotting.

Slab dimension is 80″ × 128″. On the floor next to the polished lot — walk both at the yard and decide which posture the room wants.

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