Granite and Quartzite you can put hot things on, though occasionally the thermal shock will cause it to spall (pop out a small piece) so that is not a good practice - Quartz is a plastic matrix so hot things can melt it, just like with Corian or Formica or Laminate.
By Kennedy Hickman. Definition: Containment was a foreign policy strategy followed by the United States during the Cold War. First laid out by George F. Kennan in 1947, Containment stated that communism needed to be contained and isolated, or it would spread to neighboring countries.irst laid out by George F. Kennan in 1947, Containment stated that communism needed to be contained and isolated, or it would spread to neighboring countries.
Containment lead to American administrations accepting a status quo with the Soviet Union and admitting to each having their own sphere of influence in the world. Containment lead to pointless bloody police action wars and spread false hopes over the Eastern Bloc via Radio Free Europe.Case in point: Hungary 1956.ontainment lead to American administrations accepting a status quo with the Soviet Union and admitting to each having their own sphere of influence in the world. Containment lead to pointless bloody police action wars and spread false hopes over the Eastern Bloc via Radio Free Europe.