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Black Sapphire

Name: Black Sapphire Quartz Cebu: Sparkling Black Aggregate
Price: 5000.00 PHP
Availability: InStock

₱5,000 per sqm

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

Under a pendant the dark surface glitters wherever the mirror flecks catch. Black Sapphire is chunky black aggregate shot through with those flecks, and at ₱5,000 per sqm it sits at the floor of our Cebu quartz list.

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

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Why Choose Black Sapphire

Stain-Resistant Manufactured rather than quarried, so acid will not etch it and no sealer is ever required.

Catches the Light Mirror flecks running through the black aggregate give the surface a glitter no plain dark slab can produce.

Our Lowest Quartz Price ₱5,000 per sqm is the floor of our Cebu quartz range, shared with Nimbus and the other priced Sapphires, at the same 18 mm thickness.

Wipes Clean in Seconds Soap, water and one pass of a cloth. The stain-resistant surface lets marks go rather than holding onto them.

What Is Black Sapphire Quartz?

Coarse black aggregate with a glitter that catches the light.

Black Sapphire is an engineered quartz assembled from chunky black and charcoal fragments bedded in a black ground, with fine mirror flecks scattered right through it, so the surface reads as a coarse terrazzo rather than as anything cut from a hillside.

Sparkle is the whole point of it. Put a pendant or a downlight above the counter and those mirror flecks fire back, which is precisely what a plain black slab cannot do, since plain black simply swallows whatever light reaches it.

The Sapphire range runs to four colorways over one aggregate design. All of them, this one included, carry an open Cebu rate of ₱5,000 per square meter on identical specification, so the choice is purely a matter of color.

Because it is manufactured instead of quarried, the slab works out at roughly 93% crushed natural stone with about 7% resin binding it. That construction is what makes it stain-resistant, and it removes sealing from the job list entirely.

How Much Does a Black Sapphire Countertop Cost in Cebu?

Prices are subject to change without prior notice.

Item	Starting Rates
Black Sapphire slab	₱5,000 per sqm
Fabrication	₱500 per lm
Installation	₱500 per lm
Sink or hob cut-outs	₱500 per set

Cut-out charges apply only when installation is included. Delivery is priced by distance from our Cebu yard, whether the slabs cross Metro Cebu or ship out to Bohol and Tagbilaran.

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How Do You Clean Black Sapphire Quartz?

Three habits, and the sparkle keeps working in a Cebu kitchen.

Always Keep the Surface Dry

Dried water marks and limescale announce themselves on a black polish in a way they never would on a pale one. Go over it with a damp cloth and then a dry one, and the counter looks clean instead of streaked.

Use Only Quartz Cleaner

Dishwashing liquid leaves a film behind, and on black that film gradually mutes the mirror flecks until the glitter is gone. A pH-balanced quartz formula clears residue without attacking the resin.

Never Scour It

Scouring pads, steel wool and abrasive powders scuff the polish for good. Use a plastic scraper for anything dried on and the finish comes through unharmed.

Our Cebu yard keeps specially-formulated stone care products on hand, so nobody has to stand in a supermarket aisle guessing.

How Do You Care for Black Sapphire Quartz?

Sealing is off the list, which leaves three rules.

Always Use Trivets

Resin is the heat-sensitive part of the slab, so a pan carried straight off the burner can scorch or discolor it for good. Heat is the most common way a quartz counter is ruined, and no workmanship warranty covers it.

Keep It Out of Direct Sun

Sustained UV yellows engineered quartz and the change cannot be undone. On a black slab that shift shows up as lost depth, so hang blinds where a counter catches the afternoon and keep every quartz installation indoors.

Skip Harsh Chemicals

Oven cleaner, bleach and other high-pH products break the resin down over the years. Wax is worth avoiding too, because the cloudy bloom it leaves is glaring on black.

Is Black Sapphire Quartz Good for Kitchen Countertops?

Yes, with the trade every black counter makes.

Yes. Engineered quartz resists staining and acid does not etch it, so calamansi, vinegar, wine and tomato sauce rest on the surface and lift off with a cloth. On a black ground most of them are invisible long before anybody reaches them.

Hardness is on your side as well. Quartz measures roughly 7 on the Mohs scale where marble manages 3, so it shrugs off the scratching that leaves a soft natural stone looking tired after a few years of ordinary cooking.

Then comes the bargain every dark counter strikes. Food and spills disappear, but dust, fingerprints and dried water do not, and in a Cebu kitchen that runs all day you will notice them. Coarse aggregate helps more than a fine grain would, since there is enough happening in the surface to break up a smear.

Heat is the real boundary. A pan lifted off a live burner can scorch the resin, and no amount of polishing brings that back. If hot pans land directly on your counter, a dark granite is the more forgiving material.

Does Black Sapphire Quartz Need Sealing?

There is nothing to seal — this slab is manufactured, not quarried.

No. A sealer earns its keep by filling the pore structure of quarried stone so liquid cannot travel inward. Engineered quartz gains nothing from that, and a few formulations actively attack the resin.

Worth knowing if natural stone is still in the running: the dark granites on our Cebu floor skip sealing too. Absolute Black at ₱4,200 per sqm and Black Galaxy at ₱3,500 are both dense enough to go without, so on upkeep alone the three are level.

Anybody selling you a sealer for a quartz counter has either misunderstood the material or is selling something you will never use. Cleaning is the entire maintenance routine.

Black Sapphire vs the Rest of the Sapphire Range

One aggregate design, four colorways, one shared Cebu rate.

Black Sapphire is the one that sparkles

Chunky black chips threaded with mirror flecks, ₱5,000 per sqm in Cebu. Choose it when the counter should catch light rather than absorb it.

Gray Sapphire is the mid-tone version

Gray Sapphire lifts the same chunky aggregate onto mid gray at the same ₱5,000. Easier to live with in a small or dark room, and better at hiding dust than the black.

White and Beige are the light end

White Sapphire is the bright, high-contrast reading and Beige Sapphire the only warm colorway, both also ₱5,000. Same chips, opposite end of the tonal scale.

What Colors Go With Black Sapphire Quartz?

A black counter with sparkle wants light above it.

Black grounds a room, so the usual move is to keep cabinetry lighter and let the counter run through as the heavy band.

White and off-white cabinetry give the cleanest contrast, and the mirror flecks stop the junction between the two looking flat. Pale gray does the same job with a softer edge, and it is a common pairing in a Mandaue condo fit-out.

Timber warms it up. Oak and light walnut against a sparkling black reads expensive rather than severe, which is a trick plain black struggles to pull off.

Lighting counts for more here than color does. Those flecks only perform under directional light, so pendants or downlights over the run genuinely earn their place. Under flat ambient light this behaves like an ordinary black slab, which is worth knowing before you buy it for the sparkle.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Black Sapphire real stone?

No, not the way a quarried slab is. This is engineered quartz: roughly 93% crushed natural stone bound with about 7% resin. Quartz itself is a natural mineral, but the slab is made in a factory rather than cut from a hillside, which is why acid will not etch it and why sealing never enters the picture. There is no sapphire in it.

Does the sparkle show in every kitchen?

No. Mirror flecks need directional light to do anything, so they perform under downlights, pendants and daylight off a window. Beneath flat ceiling light the slab reads as a plain black counter.

Can you put a hot pan on Black Sapphire quartz?

No. Direct heat scorches the resin binding the slab and that mark cannot be polished out. If pans go straight from the burner onto the counter in your kitchen, a dark granite copes with that where quartz will not.

Does Black Sapphire quartz stain?

Stain-resistant, not stainproof. Spills rest on the surface instead of soaking in, so turmeric, red wine and coffee come away with a cloth, and on a black ground you can barely see them while they sit there.

Does the pattern need aligning across a seam?

No. The aggregate is evenly spread and has no grain direction, so slabs can be turned whichever way suits the room and a seam does not need matching. That keeps long runs and L-shaped Cebu kitchens simple to plan.

Can Black Sapphire quartz be used outdoors?

No. Sustained UV yellows engineered quartz permanently, and a black slab visibly loses depth as it goes. For a lanai or an outdoor counter, granite is the material that keeps its color under strong sun.

Where can you buy Black Sapphire quartz in Cebu?

Stone Depot holds Black Sapphire quartz at our Cebu yard, and we supply and install across Cebu, Bohol, Leyte and Negros Island. Slabs move between locations, so availability shifts. We deliver across Metro Cebu and Mandaue and ship to Bohol and Tagbilaran, priced by distance from the yard.

This one really is worth seeing in person, because the sparkle is the reason to buy it and no photograph carries it. The branch is open Monday to Saturday, 8 AM to 5 PM, and you are welcome to visit or get in touch.

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