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Name of the stone: Kösseine

Stone type: granite

Color: blue or bluish gray

Quarry location: in the Kösseine mountains (pronounciation: [køssˈaine]), Fichtelgebirge, in Northern Bavaria, not far from Nuremberg

Description of the stone: Due to its blue tone and the fine to medium grain size, the stone transmits the image of power and hardness. It was used in many representative buildings all over Germany, e.g. parts of the city hall in Munich, the new subway station “Museumsinsel“ in Berlin (architect Max Dudler), and many up-to-date pavings.

Peculiarities of the stone: the stone has the granites‘ hardness. It is resistant to de-icing salt.

Application: inside, outside, wall cladding and flooring, street paving, monuments

Finishes: polished, honed, bush hammered, satin-finished, shot-blasted, machine split, lines split

Frost resistant: Yes

Company: Bamberger Natursteinwerk Hermann Graser GmbH: We are a medium-sized family-run company founded in 1965. Since then, we have expanded to become one of Germany’s leading companies in the natural stone sector. Our range of services is exceptional: We quarry rough blocks in our own quarries, run our own planning and construction offices, process stone on our own premises, and are present on-site with our own staff during construction and restoration work. So, we can offer you comprehensive solutions from a single source.
https://www.bamberger-natursteinwerk.de/ (German, English)

Contact: Dr.-Robert-Pfleger-Straße 25, 96052 Bamberg, Germany
Tel.: +49 951 9648-0 Fax.: +49 951 9648-100
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Other quarriers:
* Hofmann Naturstein
https://www.hofmann-naturstein.com/
* Ludwig Popp Granitwerk
https://www.koesseine-granit.de/