Harz granite (German: Harzer Granit, pronounced [ˌhaːɐ̯tsɐ gʁaˈniːt]) is found in the Harz Mountains of central Germany. It may be divided into five types, all of which were widely used as natural stone: Knaupsholz granite, Birkenkopf granite, Wurmberg granite, Königskopf granite and Ilsestein granite. The first three granites were widely used in North Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands and, later, also in East Germany. Knaupsholz granite was "for a long time one of the most important types of cut stone in the former GDR".[1]
In 2009 only Knaupsholz granite was still being quarried.
- ^ Müller, Friedrich (1991). Der Knaupsholz-Granit aus dem Harz, in: Naturstein 1991 Available online Archived 2012-08-01 at archive.today at www.baufachinformation.de, accessed on 26 July 2009