The gold is simply a part of the detritus, in the same way that the fragments of quartz, sandstone, and slate are. Each nugget and bit of gold is only a more or less water-worn pebble, its edges ...

Its countertops are made of a mix of pulverized quartz, resins, and coloring. Quartzite, however, is a metamorphic rock formed from sandstone that has been exposed to intense heat and pressure.