Kösseine Granit

blue-grey granite

Kösseine Granit - polished
polished

“Kösseine Granit” is particularly prized for its use in natural stonework thanks to its unique blue colour, porphyritic texture and proven quality. Numerous historical buildings bear witness to this. The good physical and technical properties of this stone allow almost unlimited interior and exterior applications. Its tested and certified frost-salt resistance is another major asset.

The Pfalzbrunnen quarry has been in operation for several centuries now. “Kösseine Granit” is the only blue granite currently quarried in Europe.

Regional “Kösseine Granit” is a highly sustainable building material.

SURFACE FINISHES

Kösseine Granit - honed C120
honed C120
Kösseine Granit - honed C320
honed C320
Kösseine Granit - polished
polished
Kösseine Granit - satin finished
satin finished
Kösseine Granit - bush-hammered
bush-hammered
Kösseine Granit - shot-blasted
shot-blasted
Kösseine Granit - machine split
machine split
Kösseine Granit - Lines split 7 mm
Lines split 7 mm
Kösseine Granit - Lines split 30 mm
Lines split 30 mm

Specifications

Further trading names

Kösseine Granit, Kösseine blau, Kösseine royalblau

Petrographic classification

Granite

Description

Blue to blue-grey, coarse-grained biotite muscovite granite from the Upper Carboniferous formation in the “Fichtelgebirge”.

Mineralogical composition

Quartz (ca. 31%), cordient (ca. 2%), biotit (ca. 9%), alkalifeldspar (ca. 37%), plagioclase (ca. 16%), muskovite (ca. 3%), accessory minerals (ca. 2%)

Structure

Coarse-grained, blue to blue-grey granite with large, blue alkali feldspars and a randomly oriented, well-graded texture.

Petrographic identification:

Coarse-grained, blue to grey-blue granite.

Grain colours

Biotite:black
Alkali feldspar:blueish due to cordierite inclusions
Plagioclase feldspar:white
Quartz:light-grey

Proof and confirmation of suitability by EC declaration of conformity, as well as CE marking available. We will be happy to provide you project related with references, test reports and further information.

The displayed stone samples illustrate the kind of material extracted from the quarry in question. As a natural material, stone is subject to variations in colour, texture and grain structure. It can also have natural inclusions, markings or veining. A typical stone patina may develop due to material-related or environmental influences.

Quarry

Quarry Pfalzbrunnen

95679 Schurbach, Bavaria, Germany

GPS Coordinates

Breite: 49°58'55.40"N
Länge: 11°59'22.88"E

Additional information

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