Graphic granite

Maciejowice granite quarry, Maciejowice, Gmina Otmuchów, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

© J.Kornaga

Biotite granite

Maciejowice granite quarry, Maciejowice, Gmina Otmuchów, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

Close-up of a block of granite cut with biotite crystals

© J.Kornaga

Axinite-(Fe), Chlorite Group, Epidote, Calcite

Pokrzywna, Gmina Głuchołazy, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

Axinite-(Fe), chlorite, epidote and calcite in the fragment of historical drill core

© Eligiusz Szełęg

Siderite

Pokrzywna, Gmina Głuchołazy, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

© J.Kornaga

Manganese Oxides (Var: Manganese Dendrites)

Marble quarry, Sławniowice, Gmina Głuchołazy, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

Nice and large specimen of manganese dendrites

© J.Kornaga

Chrysotile

Pokrzywna, Gmina Głuchołazy, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

Chrizotile veins

© J.Kornaga

Calcite

Marble quarry, Sławniowice, Gmina Głuchołazy, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

© J.Kornaga

Pyrite

Sławniowice, Gmina Głuchołazy, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

© J.Kornaga

Petrified Wood

Paczków sand pit, Gmina Paczków, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

Cross section of petrified coniferous wood with visible tree core. Specimen comes from gravel deposits.

© J.Kornaga

Pyrite

Sławniowice, Gmina Głuchołazy, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

Single pyrite cubic crystal in dolomite rock

© J.Kornaga

Quartz (Var: Rock Crystal), Calcite

Marble quarry, Sławniowice, Gmina Głuchołazy, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

Single quartz crystal named Berg Crystal with calcite on dolomitic marmuor 'metasomatite' (ref.Ilustrowana encyklopedia skał i minerałów. J.Żaba)

© J.Kornaga

Calcite

Sławniowice, Gmina Głuchołazy, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

Skeletal crystals of calcite

© J.Kornaga

Anorthite (Var: Labradorite)

Right bank locality, Biała Głuchołaska river, Głuchołazy, Gmina Głuchołazy, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

Labradorite found in the Biała Głuchołaska river. The specimen is cut and ground.

© Kornaga

Biotite

Kopalnia Kamienna Góra, Kamienna Góra, Gmina Otmuchów, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

Biotite nugget from granite

© J.Kornaga

Siderite

Pokrzywna, Gmina Głuchołazy, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

© J.Kornaga

Almandine-Spessartine Series, Microcline

Maciejowice granite quarry, Maciejowice, Gmina Otmuchów, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

© J.Kornaga

Calcite

Sławniowice, Gmina Głuchołazy, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

Stalactite built of calcite. View in cross section

© J.Kornaga

Quartz

Maciejowice granite quarry, Maciejowice, Gmina Otmuchów, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

© J.Kornaga

Hornblende Root Name Group

Paczków sand pit, Gmina Paczków, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

The specimen of hornblende comes from the gravel sediments of the sand mine

© J.Kornaga

Biotite

Maciejowice granite quarry, Maciejowice, Gmina Otmuchów, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

© J.Kornaga

Calcite

Sławniowice, Gmina Głuchołazy, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

© J.Kornaga

Microcline

Maciejowice granite quarry, Maciejowice, Gmina Otmuchów, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

© J.Kornaga

Fayalite-Forsterite Series

Paczków sand pit, Gmina Paczków, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

Fayalite - Forsterite sersies crystals in basalt rocks from gravel deposits

© J.Kornaga

Feldspar Group

Maciejowice granite quarry, Maciejowice, Gmina Otmuchów, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

© J.Kornaga

Muscovite

Kopalnia Kamienna Góra, Kamienna Góra, Gmina Otmuchów, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

Muscovite cluster in granite

© J.Kornaga

Manganese Oxides, Calcite

Sławniowice, Gmina Głuchołazy, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

Earthy cluster of manganese oxides on calcite from marble rock

© J.Kornaga

Quartz

Paczków sand pit, Gmina Paczków, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

Quartz crystal in porphyry rock, originating from gravel sediments

© J.Kornaga

Petrified Wood

Kopalnia żwiru "Brzeziny", Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

Petrified wood fragments

© J.Kornaga

Calcite

Sławniowice, Gmina Głuchołazy, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

© J.Kornaga

Biotite

Kopalnia Kamienna Góra, Kamienna Góra, Gmina Otmuchów, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

© J.Kornaga

Petrified Wood

KKN Drogoszów, Gmina Łambinowice, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

Petrified wood fragments

© J.Kornaga

Quartz

Maciejowice granite quarry, Maciejowice, Gmina Otmuchów, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

© J.Kornaga

Calcite

Sławniowice, Gmina Głuchołazy, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

© J.Kornaga

Quartz

Maciejowice granite quarry, Maciejowice, Gmina Otmuchów, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

© J.Kornaga

Way to the...

Granite quarry, Nadziejów, Gmina Otmuchów, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

Descent to the underwater part of the quarry (dive zone).

© J.Kornaga

Chimney from an old lime kiln

Sławniowice, Gmina Głuchołazy, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

The lime kiln is completely invisible, through the trees and shrubs growing around. Old lime kiln is located inside the quarry.

© J.Kornaga

Dump (View from the top)

Sławniowice, Gmina Głuchołazy, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

The rock material is mainly marbles and pegmetite (in a small amount)

© J.Kornaga

Pokrzywna rocks

Pokrzywna, Gmina Głuchołazy, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

Slight unveiling of nearby rocks

© J.Kornaga

View of the Sławniowice marble quarrying area, in 1926.

Marble quarry, Sławniowice, Gmina Głuchołazy, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

The “Groß-Kunzendorf” quarry and works, with “Groß-Kunzendorf” general view, in 1926. Vintage picture postcard, published Franz Riegner, Oberstephansdorf. The card was sent on 11 March 1935 from Groß-Kunzendorf to Berlin. G. Grundmann collection.

© Franz Riegner, Oberstephansdorf.

View on quarry

Maciejowice granite quarry, Maciejowice, Gmina Otmuchów, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

Upper part of quarry with veins

© J.Kornaga

Sand pit

Paczków sand pit, Gmina Paczków, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

© J.Kornaga

Granite blocks in the wall

Maciejowice granite quarry, Maciejowice, Gmina Otmuchów, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

Big massive granite błocks in some walls of quarry

© J.Kornaga

Rosenau (gold mine)

Pokrzywna, Gmina Głuchołazy, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

A fragment of the history of this area

© J.Kornaga

Transport chute

Maciejowice granite quarry, Maciejowice, Gmina Otmuchów, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

Concrete elements built in massive granite wall of quarry

© J.Kornaga

Flooded granite quarry

Granite quarry, Nadziejów, Gmina Otmuchów, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

© J.Kornaga

Granite quarry

Kopalnia Kamienna Góra, Kamienna Góra, Gmina Otmuchów, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

© J.Kornaga

Aerial view of the Sławniowice marble quarrying area, in 1936.

Marble quarry, Sławniowice, Gmina Głuchołazy, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

The “Groß-Kunzendorf” quarry and works, in 1936. Vintage picture postcard, published W. Thust, Groß-Kunzendorf. The card was sent on 30 December 1936 from Groß-Kunzendorf to Linz/Donau. G. Grundmann collection.

© W. Thust, Groß-Kunzendorf.

Information table of "Kopalnia Paczków"

Paczków sand pit, Gmina Paczków, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

© J.Kornaga

Granite wall with veins

Granite quarry, Nadziejów, Gmina Otmuchów, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

© J.Kornaga

Table information

Kopalnia Kamienna Góra, Kamienna Góra, Gmina Otmuchów, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

© J.Kornaga

Sand mine

Wójcice, Gmina Otmuchów, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

© J.Kornaga

Malerzowice Sand Pit

Malerzowice Sand Pit, Malerzowice Wielkie, Gmina Łambinowice, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

Sand pit

Biała Głuchołaska river

Right bank locality, Biała Głuchołaska river, Głuchołazy, Gmina Głuchołazy, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

In the current of the Biała Głuchołaska river. River stretch surrounded by 'Right bank locality'

© Kornaga

Rocks along the Biała Głuchołaska river

Right bank locality, Biała Głuchołaska river, Głuchołazy, Gmina Głuchołazy, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

Rocks along the Biała Głuchołaska river. River stretch surrounded by 'Right bank locality'

© Kornaga

View of the Kamienna Gora granite quarry, in 1903.

Kopalnia Kamienna Góra, Kamienna Góra, Gmina Otmuchów, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

The “Steinbruch Steinberg“ quarry general view, in 1903. Vintage artist multicolour lithograph postcard, photographer unknown. The card was sent on 9 September 1901 from Köppernich to Barzdorf/Thürmig. G. Grundmann collection.

© Günter Grundmann, Detmold.

Dębowiec - Wilemowice

Dębowiec quarries, Gmina Kamiennik, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

Axinite-(Fe), Chlorite Group, Epidote, Calcite

Pokrzywna, Gmina Głuchołazy, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

Axinite-(Fe), chlorite, epidote and calcite in the fragment of historical drill core

© Eligiusz Szełęg

Graphic granite

Maciejowice granite quarry, Maciejowice, Gmina Otmuchów, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

© J.Kornaga

Biotite granite

Maciejowice granite quarry, Maciejowice, Gmina Otmuchów, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

Close-up of a block of granite cut with biotite crystals

© J.Kornaga

Siderite

Pokrzywna, Gmina Głuchołazy, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

© J.Kornaga

Manganese Oxides (Var: Manganese Dendrites)

Marble quarry, Sławniowice, Gmina Głuchołazy, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

Nice and large specimen of manganese dendrites

© J.Kornaga

Chrysotile

Pokrzywna, Gmina Głuchołazy, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

Chrizotile veins

© J.Kornaga

Petrified Wood

Paczków sand pit, Gmina Paczków, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

Cross section of petrified coniferous wood with visible tree core. Specimen comes from gravel deposits.

© J.Kornaga

Calcite

Marble quarry, Sławniowice, Gmina Głuchołazy, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

© J.Kornaga

Pyrite

Sławniowice, Gmina Głuchołazy, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

© J.Kornaga

Pyrite

Sławniowice, Gmina Głuchołazy, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

Single pyrite cubic crystal in dolomite rock

© J.Kornaga

Quartz (Var: Rock Crystal), Calcite

Marble quarry, Sławniowice, Gmina Głuchołazy, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

Single quartz crystal named Berg Crystal with calcite on dolomitic marmuor 'metasomatite' (ref.Ilustrowana encyklopedia skał i minerałów. J.Żaba)

© J.Kornaga

Calcite

Sławniowice, Gmina Głuchołazy, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

Skeletal crystals of calcite

© J.Kornaga

Siderite

Pokrzywna, Gmina Głuchołazy, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

© J.Kornaga

Anorthite (Var: Labradorite)

Right bank locality, Biała Głuchołaska river, Głuchołazy, Gmina Głuchołazy, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

Labradorite found in the Biała Głuchołaska river. The specimen is cut and ground.

© Kornaga

Biotite

Kopalnia Kamienna Góra, Kamienna Góra, Gmina Otmuchów, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

Biotite nugget from granite

© J.Kornaga

Almandine-Spessartine Series, Microcline

Maciejowice granite quarry, Maciejowice, Gmina Otmuchów, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

© J.Kornaga

Calcite

Sławniowice, Gmina Głuchołazy, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

Stalactite built of calcite. View in cross section

© J.Kornaga

Quartz

Maciejowice granite quarry, Maciejowice, Gmina Otmuchów, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

© J.Kornaga

Calcite

Sławniowice, Gmina Głuchołazy, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

© J.Kornaga

Hornblende Root Name Group

Paczków sand pit, Gmina Paczków, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

The specimen of hornblende comes from the gravel sediments of the sand mine

© J.Kornaga

Biotite

Maciejowice granite quarry, Maciejowice, Gmina Otmuchów, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

© J.Kornaga

Microcline

Maciejowice granite quarry, Maciejowice, Gmina Otmuchów, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

© J.Kornaga

Fayalite-Forsterite Series

Paczków sand pit, Gmina Paczków, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

Fayalite - Forsterite sersies crystals in basalt rocks from gravel deposits

© J.Kornaga

Feldspar Group

Maciejowice granite quarry, Maciejowice, Gmina Otmuchów, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

© J.Kornaga

Quartz

Paczków sand pit, Gmina Paczków, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

Quartz crystal in porphyry rock, originating from gravel sediments

© J.Kornaga

Muscovite

Kopalnia Kamienna Góra, Kamienna Góra, Gmina Otmuchów, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

Muscovite cluster in granite

© J.Kornaga

Manganese Oxides, Calcite

Sławniowice, Gmina Głuchołazy, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

Earthy cluster of manganese oxides on calcite from marble rock

© J.Kornaga

Petrified Wood

Kopalnia żwiru "Brzeziny", Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

Petrified wood fragments

© J.Kornaga

Calcite

Sławniowice, Gmina Głuchołazy, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

© J.Kornaga

Biotite

Kopalnia Kamienna Góra, Kamienna Góra, Gmina Otmuchów, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

© J.Kornaga

Calcite

Sławniowice, Gmina Głuchołazy, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

© J.Kornaga

Petrified Wood

KKN Drogoszów, Gmina Łambinowice, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

Petrified wood fragments

© J.Kornaga

Quartz

Maciejowice granite quarry, Maciejowice, Gmina Otmuchów, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

© J.Kornaga

Quartz

Maciejowice granite quarry, Maciejowice, Gmina Otmuchów, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

© J.Kornaga

Way to the...

Granite quarry, Nadziejów, Gmina Otmuchów, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

Descent to the underwater part of the quarry (dive zone).

© J.Kornaga

Chimney from an old lime kiln

Sławniowice, Gmina Głuchołazy, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

The lime kiln is completely invisible, through the trees and shrubs growing around. Old lime kiln is located inside the quarry.

© J.Kornaga

View of the Sławniowice marble quarrying area, in 1926.

Marble quarry, Sławniowice, Gmina Głuchołazy, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

The “Groß-Kunzendorf” quarry and works, with “Groß-Kunzendorf” general view, in 1926. Vintage picture postcard, published Franz Riegner, Oberstephansdorf. The card was sent on 11 March 1935 from Groß-Kunzendorf to Berlin. G. Grundmann collection.

© Franz Riegner, Oberstephansdorf.

Dump (View from the top)

Sławniowice, Gmina Głuchołazy, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

The rock material is mainly marbles and pegmetite (in a small amount)

© J.Kornaga

Pokrzywna rocks

Pokrzywna, Gmina Głuchołazy, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

Slight unveiling of nearby rocks

© J.Kornaga

View on quarry

Maciejowice granite quarry, Maciejowice, Gmina Otmuchów, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

Upper part of quarry with veins

© J.Kornaga

Sand pit

Paczków sand pit, Gmina Paczków, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

© J.Kornaga

Granite blocks in the wall

Maciejowice granite quarry, Maciejowice, Gmina Otmuchów, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

Big massive granite błocks in some walls of quarry

© J.Kornaga

Flooded granite quarry

Granite quarry, Nadziejów, Gmina Otmuchów, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

© J.Kornaga

Rosenau (gold mine)

Pokrzywna, Gmina Głuchołazy, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

A fragment of the history of this area

© J.Kornaga

Transport chute

Maciejowice granite quarry, Maciejowice, Gmina Otmuchów, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

Concrete elements built in massive granite wall of quarry

© J.Kornaga

Granite quarry

Kopalnia Kamienna Góra, Kamienna Góra, Gmina Otmuchów, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

© J.Kornaga

Aerial view of the Sławniowice marble quarrying area, in 1936.

Marble quarry, Sławniowice, Gmina Głuchołazy, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

The “Groß-Kunzendorf” quarry and works, in 1936. Vintage picture postcard, published W. Thust, Groß-Kunzendorf. The card was sent on 30 December 1936 from Groß-Kunzendorf to Linz/Donau. G. Grundmann collection.

© W. Thust, Groß-Kunzendorf.

Information table of "Kopalnia Paczków"

Paczków sand pit, Gmina Paczków, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

© J.Kornaga

Sand mine

Wójcice, Gmina Otmuchów, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

© J.Kornaga

Granite wall with veins

Granite quarry, Nadziejów, Gmina Otmuchów, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

© J.Kornaga

Table information

Kopalnia Kamienna Góra, Kamienna Góra, Gmina Otmuchów, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

© J.Kornaga

Malerzowice Sand Pit

Malerzowice Sand Pit, Malerzowice Wielkie, Gmina Łambinowice, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

Sand pit

Biała Głuchołaska river

Right bank locality, Biała Głuchołaska river, Głuchołazy, Gmina Głuchołazy, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

In the current of the Biała Głuchołaska river. River stretch surrounded by 'Right bank locality'

© Kornaga

Rocks along the Biała Głuchołaska river

Right bank locality, Biała Głuchołaska river, Głuchołazy, Gmina Głuchołazy, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

Rocks along the Biała Głuchołaska river. River stretch surrounded by 'Right bank locality'

© Kornaga

View of the Kamienna Gora granite quarry, in 1903.

Kopalnia Kamienna Góra, Kamienna Góra, Gmina Otmuchów, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

The “Steinbruch Steinberg“ quarry general view, in 1903. Vintage artist multicolour lithograph postcard, photographer unknown. The card was sent on 9 September 1901 from Köppernich to Barzdorf/Thürmig. G. Grundmann collection.

© Günter Grundmann, Detmold.

Dębowiec - Wilemowice

Dębowiec quarries, Gmina Kamiennik, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland