Quartz Countertops Aren’t Solid Quartz In most quartz countertops, some quartz is present. But about 10 percent of the material volume in a quartz countertop isn’t stone at all. Rather, it’s a polymeric or cement-based binder. And the other 90 percent? Crushed up waste granite, marble, and natural stone or recycled industrial wastes, such as ceramic, silica, …