Why are quartz worktops so popular?

Quartz is one of the hardest known minerals, which makes it a durable choice for worktops. Other reasons for quartz’s popularity as a material for worktops include its variety of colors, its unlikeliness to chip or crack, its stain-resistance, and its non-porous nature that does not allow bacteria to nestle in tiny crevices like it would with other worktop materials.