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Delirium is the type of stone which is very inconsistant throughout a slab and from lot to lot. Sea weed is a more consistant type of stone. I just fabricated a Baltic Brown job a few weeks ago and the slabs I got were great. It is a hard stone, good to work with.

As a general rule of thumb the longest unsupported overhang you should have is 10" so a bracket at 11" is a good idea. If the metal brackets do not have a gusset at an angle for strength in them and are only flat steel bent at an angle they are useless. Be sure they are supported with a gusset or don't even bother. I prefer wood ones myself for asthetic porposes but it is your home not mine.

To find out if a fabricator is good just ask him to show you one of his seams. Any good fabricator would be proud to show you a seam that you cannot feel and barely see from 5' away or closer. Don't settle for industry standard. Also ask him if he top polishes - if he doesn't know what you mean or tells you that is not possible - send him packing.

Many sandy type of stones are great stones it only means that they are sedimentary instead of ignious. The sedimentary stones just seem to obsorb liquids sometimes.