Platinum Black Quartzite countertop installed

Platinum Black installed — a real room finished with this slab. Zoom in and read the pattern before you pick.

Natural Quartzite

Platinum Black Quartzite

Measured surface color #2c3234, averaging #353b3d.

Color black
Quarried in Brazil
slab-to-slab variation High

Also sold as Brillant Black.

$4,500–$22,800 installed for a finished kitchen in Quartzite — see the range by kitchen size

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What is Platinum Black Quartzite?

Visually it is black. No price tier is published for this one; quartz overall installs at $120 to $150 a square foot. Platinum Black Quartzite is an engineered quartz surface. No sealing, ever, and no surprise between the sample and the slab.

Sizes and finishes

How it is actually sold — measured off the spec sheet, not rounded.

Sizes

Platinum Black Quartzite is made in 2 sizes. Size is the decision people skip and then notice every day: it sets how much grout line ends up in the field, and a larger module on the same wall reads calmer than a small one.

2 cm
3 cm

Finishes

It comes in 2 finishes. Finish decides how much light the surface throws back — a polished face will brighten a galley kitchen, a matte one hides water spotting near the sink.

Brushed
Polished

Where it works

The applications this surface is actually rated for.

Where it is rated to go: countertops · wall · flooring, at residential duty.

Rated for

Countertops — residential
Wall — residential
Flooring — residential

What to expect once it is installed

The ratings that decide whether the finished counter matches the sample.

Piece-to-piece variation: High

Rated high for variation, which is the rating that generates phone calls. Two pieces can look like different products and both be correct. See a spread of them, not a chip.

Certifications

What it holds: GreenGuard Gold · NSF · USGBC/LEED. Gold is not a marketing tier — it caps what the material is allowed to give off indoors, measurably lower than the base certification. NSF certifies food-contact safety — you can prep directly on the surface — and makes no claim about air. It earns LEED credit as well, where a project is counting them.

What to put next to it

Built from the color we measured off Platinum Black Quartzite itself, not from its name.

Forget the name for a moment. The swatch measures #2C3234 — deep and essentially neutral — which puts it nearest Espresso in our pairing data. It sits close to neutral, which means it will take direction from the cabinets rather than fight them.

Countertop

White Veined (Marble-Look) — the refresh move: white quartz instantly modernizes espresso boxes. Against this surface it is much lighter, so the cabinets carry the room and this recedes solid
Warm Speckled Stone (Granite) — the 2008 set — honest but aging; modernize with slab tops instead. Against this surface it is much lighter, so the cabinets carry the room and this recedes dated

Hardware

Brushed Nickel — safe metal on dark wood. Against this surface it is much lighter, so the cabinets carry the room and this recedes solid

Steer away from

Navy — two heavy darks with clashing undertones — the room sinks

Questions about Platinum Black Quartzite

Answered from this product’s own spec sheet and our measurement of it.

What size is Platinum Black Quartzite?

Platinum Black Quartzite comes in 2 sizes: 2 cm · 3 cm. Pick the size before the color. It decides how much grout line ends up in the field, and on the same wall a larger module reads calmer than a small one.

Where can I use Platinum Black Quartzite?

Its maker rates it for countertops · wall · flooring. We hold to that rating when we quote — installing outside it is how a warranty claim gets denied.

What color is Platinum Black Quartzite, really?

We measured its own swatch at #2C3234 — deep and essentially neutral. It sits close to neutral, so it takes direction from the cabinets rather than fighting them. Names are marketing; that number is what the camera saw.

What is Platinum Black Quartzite made of?

Platinum Black Quartzite is a quartzite tile, which is what decides how it is cared for — see the sealing answer below.

Does Platinum Black Quartzite need sealing?

Yes. The sealer is real maintenance on this one. Quartzite earns its reputation for hardness, and the same stone will still hold a stain if it is left unsealed under a cutting board.