Any help will be appreciated.

AS long as it is not an enhancer sealer, it ll work fine.
Some tiles are of a matte finish but are still glazed. If it isn t a glazed product it will absorb the sealer in and won t hurt a thing. And if it is a glazed product, it won t absorb it any way, just don t let sealer dry in puddles on a glazed product.
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Limestone
Chalk
Marble
Pearl
Calcite
Aragonite
Travertine
Calcite
Vaterite

Sedimentary rocks contain the majority of fossils. Sometimes, if you are very lucky, and vary rarely, fossils can be partially metamorphosed or trapped in intrusions as xenoliths or in basalt flows if they are not destroyed and be found in meta and ign. rocks. That is VERY rare however. 99.9999% of the time, they are in Sed. rocks, usually from a fluvial deposit of sorts. (ocean bottom, flooding.) Though that is definitely not the only method.

Limestone- can be highly fossiliferious. definately
Chalk- made from the calcium carbonate shells of platonic life. definately
Marble- meta limestone- possible, not likely at all
Pearl- made from clams, if fossilized, a nice trace fossil
Calcite- usually not, in fact never unless you count replacement. you wont find calcite crystals with fossils in them.
Aragonite- meta calcite, so no
Travertine-hydrothermal or hotspring limestone deposits. Yes, micro, impression, and trace common.
Vaterite-polymorph of calcite. so same as calcite, no.

Also – She said she is getting her couch "cleaned and repaired" and also charging us for it. There was ZERO damage done to her couch. ZERO stains. ZERO tears. We sat on it, that’s it. There may be some food crumbs under the cushions. Is she allowed to charge us for something that doesn’t exist?

You would need to take her to court to contest the cost of the damages.

Normal wear and tear is something your deposit is not supposed to be used for.

I plan to get a flooring job done. Currently I have marble floor in my house. It’s bad b/c the ppl I hired didn’t do a good job. So I plan to change it out. Marble is pretty expensive so I decide to go for travertine or porcelain.

I heard porcelain is really good. It’s not easily crack if you drop something on the floor. It doesn’t scratch easily, which is good b/c I tend to rearrange my furnitures alot.

I don’t know much about travertine, but they both kind of look like. Can someone tell me how is travertine? Are they reliable>

Thanks a bunch!

Both will work but if you want to be practical and less maintenance, go with a good porcelain. Natural stones such as your travertine do need more maintenance by the sealers. Not once a year but every few years.
Porcelains are tougher but are only as good as the installation process used. Best to look into true porcelains and not just glazed porcelains. There is a big difference
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I have the Granite top with attached under mount porcelain sink and I absolutely love it even though there were three surprises along the way.

First, the back splash did not exactly match the counter top in color, so I returned just the back splash and got one that matched the counter top better, from another box. Secondly, the display showed the faucet holes in one position whereas the actual sink was a 4" on center faucet mount, so I had to pick another faucet. Thirdly, the sink itself was not exactly centered under the counter top so I loosened the screws and repositioned the sink so it lined up under the counter top lip.

If I did not love the granite color so much I would have returned the whole unit but although the obstacles were a pain, I could work around them. I was not defeated and ended up with a gorgeous sink that I absolutely love. It has been over a year and it still looks brand spanking new.

I would really like anyone’s opinion. Thanks!

Yes they both answered somewhat correctly. Travertine is a sedimentary rock, while marble is a metamorphic rock, therefore most travertine will appear dull, a lot of pits and chips in the face and edge of the stone that you select, but stone companies can fill in these pits and chips with a colored epoxy that most stone installers will have with them on their truck. But in all fairness Granite isn’t that expensive, now I’m not sure where you live and what the market looks like for grasnite in your city but find a local stone company, take an afternoon and go see what they have; most companies will have what they call a ‘Boneyard’ which refers to the area of the shop with leftover slab remnants of stone that wasn’t used in somebody elses kitchen, these are all at deeply discounted prices.
But know this what stone you choose the high cost of it usually isn’t in the stone itself but the actual fabrication of the actual stone, say for example you have 10 linear feet of edge that needs tob polished it will bee the same price for marble, granite, travertine, zodiac, silestone, or anyother type that can be fabricated for your home. So don’t be quick to shoot down granite because of the rumor of ‘high prices’ remember that granite will look 1000 times better, just because of its unsurpassed beauty.
Good luck and I really hope that I’ve shed some light on your decision

Natural?
Stone?
Ceramic?
Porcelain?
Slate?
Granite?
Marble?
Travertine?
Glass?
Limestone?

Absorb the least amount of heat?
Limestone and travertine are the most porous and therefore absorb less heat — they act a little bit like insulation (at least compared to other stypes of stone). Light colors will also make it so they absorb less heat.

Chefs use marble because it has a lot of thermal mass, so it stays cool while you work on it. But having a lot of thermal mass actually means that it absorbs a lot of heat. If you live in a climate that is hot all the time, the marble would always feel warm. But in many climates, nights are a lot cooler and the average temperature over 24 hours might be below 75 degrees. High thermal mass means they even out the heat so they might stay right around 75 degrees all the time. That would feel pretty cool when it’s 95 degrees.

So what are you really trying to accomplish? Are you looking for a material that won’t absorb heat so that you don’t have to heat your home plus the stone? Do you want it to feel cool on your feet?