He kowhatu kiripaka Calacatta, he papamuri tino ma me te kiri koura, tauira 1804. Ko te kiripaka horihori he mea hanga ki te 93% te kiripaka maori, me te kapia me te puaa.Ko te mata orohia, Mohs 7.0, he uaua me te kore-porous, he papamahi, he splashback ranei i hangaia ki te kiripaka he kanapa, he maeneene hoki, he ngawari ki te horoi, me te anti-huaketo.Kaore i rite ki te mapere, te maara ranei, kaore koe e hiahia ki te hiri i o tihi kiripaka ia tau, ngawari ki te pupuri, tiakina te utu tiaki mo koe.Ko te Quartz he taonga tino rongonui mo nga kihini whare, tari, me nga toa hokohoko, taunga rererangi, aha atu.