Gray Sapphire

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Gray Sapphire

₱5,200 per sqm

Quarry: China
Surface Finish: Polished
Edges: Natural (Unpolished)
Thickness: 18 mm
Requires Sealing: No

A pale slab betrays every crumb and a dark one shows every speck of dust; mid gray does neither. Gray Sapphire sets coarse pale chipping into a mid gray ground, and its ₱5,200 per sqm is our lowest quartz price, shared level with the other three Sapphire colorways.

QuarryChina
Surface FinishPolished
EdgesNatural (Unpolished)
Thickness18 mm
Requires SealingNo
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Why Choose Gray Sapphire

Stain-Resistant Made in a plant instead of cut from a hillside, so sealing never enters the picture and nothing etches it.
Hides Both Extremes Crumbs disappear the way they would on a dark slab and dust disappears the way it would on a pale one. Nothing else in the range pulls off both.
Our Lowest Quartz Price ₱5,200 per sqm, level across all four Sapphire colorways at our Cagayan de Oro yard, with the thickness and durability of the dearer designs.
Resists Chips and Scratches Wine, oil and coffee stay on top of engineered quartz, and the polish survives daily knife-and-pan traffic well.

What Is Gray Sapphire Quartz?

Chunky pale aggregate on a mid gray ground.

Gray Sapphire is an engineered quartz whose mid gray base carries coarse white and pale gray chips, with the odd glint where light strikes a crystal face. What comes out of it is an even, unmistakable terrazzo texture.

Mid gray is the working middle of everything we sell in quartz. It runs dark enough that cooking marks and crumbs keep quiet, and light enough that dust and dried splashes do the same — a combination neither the whites nor the blacks manage.

Four colorways make up the Sapphire range, and Gray is the one that commits to nothing. All four are built on one aggregate design, carry the same ₱5,200 per square meter figure and share a single specification, so the decision comes down to tone and contrast.

Because the slab is manufactured instead of quarried, it works out at roughly 93% crushed natural stone held together by about 7% resin. That construction is what makes it stain-resistant, incapable of etching, and permanently free of any sealing routine.

How Much Does a Gray Sapphire Countertop Cost in Cagayan de Oro?

Prices are subject to change without prior notice.

Item Starting Rates
Gray Sapphire slab ₱5,200 per sqm
Fabrication ₱500 per lm
Installation ₱500 per lm
Sink or hob cut-outs ₱500 per set

Cut-out charges are added only where we handle the installation as well. Delivery is costed on the distance out from our Cagayan de Oro yard.

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How Do You Clean Gray Sapphire Quartz?

Three habits, and the least demanding slab we sell stays easy.

1

Clean as You Go

Turmeric, coffee and frying oil rest on top instead of travelling into the slab, so a soft cloth deals with almost anything. Mid gray is patient between wipes, and that patience is the main reason people pick it.

2

Use Only Quartz Cleaner

Washing-up liquid gradually lays down a film that flattens the polish. A pH-balanced quartz cleaner strips that residue off without going after the resin that binds the slab together.

3

Never Scour It

Abrasive powders, scouring pads and steel wool leave permanent scuffing in the polish. Anything baked on comes off with a plastic scraper and no scarring.

Our Cagayan de Oro yard carries specially-formulated stone care products, so nobody has to gamble in a supermarket aisle.

How Do You Care for Gray Sapphire Quartz?

Nothing to seal, which leaves three rules.

1

Always Use Trivets

Resin is the heat-sensitive part of the recipe, so a pan carried straight off the flame can scorch or discolor the slab for good. More quartz counters are ruined by heat than by anything else, and no workmanship warranty stretches to cover it.

2

Keep It Out of Direct Sun

Sustained UV shifts the colour of engineered quartz and there is no way back from it. Hang blinds where afternoon sun lands, and keep quartz installations indoors.

3

Skip Harsh Chemicals

High-pH products, oven cleaner and bleach all degrade the resin given time. Wax is another thing to avoid, because it accumulates into a cloudy bloom.

Is Gray Sapphire Quartz Good for Kitchen Countertops?

The easiest surface in the range to live with.

Yes. Etching and staining both meet resistance in engineered quartz, so vinegar, lemon juice, wine and red sauce lift away instead of leaving a record behind. Spills stay on top rather than travelling inwards.

Hardness pulls its weight too. Marble sits at 3 on the Mohs scale and quartz at roughly 7, which is why a soft quarried stone loses its lustre to scratching after a few years of cooking and this does not.

What makes it the practical pick is that mid gray has no weak side. Light counters give up crumbs and cooking marks; dark ones give up dust, fingerprints and dried water. Gray sits in between and conceals both reasonably well, with the coarse chipping adding enough activity to break up whatever survives — which is why it suits a hard-working Cagayan de Oro kitchen so well.

Heat is the one real ceiling. Resin scorches when a pan comes off the burner and lands directly on the slab, and no amount of polishing lifts that damage back out. Trivets are compulsory on every quartz we sell.

Does Gray Sapphire Quartz Need Sealing?

Nothing to seal — engineered quartz is manufactured rather than quarried.

No. A sealer earns its keep by plugging the pore structure of quarried stone so liquid cannot travel inwards. On engineered quartz it achieves nothing at all, and certain formulations actively attack the resin.

The comparison worth drawing is with a flecked gray stone from the ground. Salt and Pepper granite, our cheapest granite at ₱1,800 per sqm, offers a similar speckled look, but it is porous, it does want sealing, and it wants it again later. Gray Sapphire hands you the texture and none of that.

Anyone selling a sealer for quartz has either misunderstood the material or is selling you something surplus. Cleaning is the whole routine.

Gray Sapphire vs the Rest of the Sapphire Range

One aggregate design, four colorways, one price.

Gray Sapphire is the middle ground

Pale chips over mid gray at ₱5,200 per sqm. Reach for it when the range’s texture appeals but you would rather not send the kitchen decisively light or decisively dark.

White Sapphire is the bright version

White Sapphire puts identical chunky chipping onto a bright white ground with far more contrast. It opens up a dim room, at the cost of showing crumbs and cooking marks that gray would have quietly absorbed.

Black Sapphire is the dark end

Black Sapphire carries the same chips on black and glitters where directional light finds its mirror flecks. It looks striking and it wants wiping more often than this one does.

Beige Sapphire is the warm alternative

Beige Sapphire runs the same idea through cream and tan. Pick between the two on the rest of the room: gray alongside cool schemes and painted cabinetry, beige where flooring and timber already lean warm.

What Colors Go With Gray Sapphire Quartz?

A neutral counter that lets the cabinetry decide.

No strong undertone runs through mid gray, so it will sit beneath almost any cabinet colour without a clash. That is the central argument for it over the warmer and darker options.

White and pale gray cabinetry produce a calm, tonal result, with the light chips in the slab stitching the two together. It is the safest combination in a compact kitchen.

Deep colours ask more and get it. Charcoal, forest green and navy all improve above mid gray, which softens a contrast that a bright white top would sharpen.

Timber is the warming move — oak and ash lift the gray without fighting it and stop a gray-and-white scheme reading cold, which is worth knowing in a Cagayan de Oro kitchen that gets little direct light. For hardware, chrome and brushed nickel echo the chips most directly, while matte black sharpens everything up.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Gray Sapphire real stone?
No, not in the way a quarried slab is. This is engineered quartz, about 93% crushed natural stone bound with roughly 7% resin. Quartz is a natural mineral, but the slab comes out of a plant rather than a hillside, which is why it never etches and never wants sealing. It contains no sapphire.

Which Sapphire color is easiest to keep clean?
This one. Light slabs give up crumbs and cooking marks, dark slabs give up dust and dried water. Mid gray hides both reasonably well, and the coarse chipping breaks up whatever is left over.

How is this different from Salt and Pepper granite?
They look alike and behave nothing alike. Salt and Pepper comes out of a quarry, is porous and wants sealing again and again — and at ₱1,800 per sqm it is the cheapest granite we sell in CDO. Gray Sapphire is manufactured, stain-resistant and never sealed, but it will scorch under a hot pan where granite will not.

Can you put a hot pan on Gray Sapphire quartz?
No. Direct heat scorches the resin holding the slab together and the mark will not polish out. Anything lifted off a burner or out of an oven goes onto a trivet. No workmanship warranty covers heat damage.

Does Gray Sapphire quartz stain?
Stain-resistant, though no surface is immune. Spills stay on top instead of soaking inwards. Coffee, turmeric and red wine all sit there and wipe straight off.

Does the pattern need aligning across a seam?
No. Aggregate this even has no grain direction to it, so slabs go down whichever way suits the run and a seam never has to be matched up. That keeps long runs and L-shaped layouts straightforward.

Can Gray Sapphire quartz be used outdoors?
No. Sustained UV changes the colour of engineered quartz permanently. For a lanai or an outdoor counter, granite is the material that keeps its colour in full sun.

Where can you buy Gray Sapphire quartz in Cagayan de Oro?
Stone Depot stocks Gray Sapphire quartz at our Cagayan de Oro branch, and the slabs are there to walk up to.

Seeing it full size is worth the trip, because the chipping reads far coarser on a slab than in a sample tile. The CDO yard is open Monday to Saturday, 8 AM to 5 PM, and you are welcome to visit or get in touch.

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