This is a list of types of sandstone that have been or are used economically as natural stone for building and other commercial or artistic purposes.
Trans-regional
edit(across state borders)
- Cornbrash Sandstone: North Rhine-Westphalia, Lower Saxony
- Elbe Sandstone: Germany (Saxony) and the Czech Republic
- Red Main Sandstone: Hesse, Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria
- Wealden Sandstone: Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia
Australia
editBelgium
edit- Balegem Sandstone: Balegem in Oosterzele
- Ledian Sandstone: Lede
- Gobertange Sandstone: Gobertange in Jodoigne
Canada
editCzech Republic
edit- Božanov Sandstone: near Božanov
- Niedergrund Sandstone: near Dolní Žleb
- Libná Sandstone: near Libná
- Zdoňov Sandstone: near Zdoňov
- Mšené Sandstone; near Mšené-lázně
- Podhorní Sandstone: near Podhorní Újezd
- Těšínský Sandstone: near Řeka
Denmark
editEstonia
edit- Devonian Sandstone at Suur Taevaskoda, Põlva County
France
edit- Avessac: near Redon
- Belleau: near Château-Thierry
- Bigarré des Vosges: in the Vosges
- Blavozy: near Puy-en-Velay
- Champenay: near Saint-Dié
- Erquy: near Saint-Brieuc
- Fontainebleau: near Fontainebleau
- Frain: in the Vosges
- La Rhune: near Bayonne
- Moliere: near Rodez
- Najac: near Villefranche-de-Rouergue
- Omonville: near Omonville-la-Rogue
- Rothbach: in the Vosges
Germany
editBavaria
edit- Abtswind Sandstone: on the Friedrichsberg near Abtswind
- Burgpreppach Sandstone: Burgpreppach
- Gnodstadt Sandstone: Gnodstadt near Ochsenfurt
- Ihrlerstein Green Sandstone: Ihrlerstein near Kelheim
- Sand Sandstone: Sand am Main
- Trebgast Sandstone: Trebgast
- Worzeldorf Sandstone: Worzeldorf near Nuremberg
Baden-Württemberg
edit- Dettenhausen Sandstone: was formerly quarried in the Schönbuch
- Donzdorf Sandstone: near Donzdorf
- Freudenstädt Sandstone: near Freudenstadt
- Heilbronn Sandstone: near Heilbronn
- Lossburg Sandstone: Lossburg
- Maulbronn Sandstone: near Maulbronn
- Nöttingen Sandstone: near Nöttingen
- Neckar Valley Sandstone: Mosbach near Heidelberg
- Pfrondorf Sandstone: Pfrondorf
- Pliezhausen Sandstone: near Pliezhausen
- Weil Sandstone: Weiler near Sinsheim
Hessen
edit- Cornberg Sandstone: near Cornberg
- Friedewald Sandstone: near Friedewald
- Odenwald Sandstone: near Beerfelden
Lower Saxony
edit- Bentheim and Gildehaus Sandstone: Bad Bentheim
- Deister Sandstone: Völksen
- Hils Sandstone: Lutter am Barenberge
- Nesselberg Sandstone: Altenhagen I
- Obernkirchen Sandstone: Obernkirchen
- Osterwald Sandstone: Osterwald
- Piesberg Sandstone: Osnabrück
- Süntel Sandstone: Pötzen
- Velpk Sandstone: Velpke
- Weser Sandstone: Bad Karlshafen and Arholzen
North Rhine –Westphalia
edit- Anröchte Stone: Anröchte
- Baumberge Sandstone: Baumberge
- Ibbenbüren Sandstone: Ibbenbüren
- Liedberg Sandstone: Liedberg
- Osning Sandstone: Teutoburg Forest
- Porta Sandstone: Porta Westfalica
- Planicosta Sandstone: Lemgo
- Rüthen Sandstone: Rüthen in the Sauerland
- Ruhr Sandstone: Ruhrtal from Fröndenberg to Mülheim
- Teutoburg Forest Sandstone: Teutoburg Forest
- Werl Green Sandstone: Werl
Rheinland-Pfalz
edit- Kordel Sandstone Kordel
- Leistadt Sandstone: Leistadt
- Neustadt-Haardt Sandstone: Neustadt an der Weinstraße
- Schweinstal Sandstone: Schopp
- Udelfangen Sandstone: Udelfangen
- Flonheim Sandstone: Flonheim
- Obersulzbach Sandstone: Obersulzbach
Saarland
edit- Britten Sandstone: near Britten
Saxony
edit- Cotta Sandstone: Cotta near Pirna
- Grillenburg Sandstone: Grillenburg in the Tharandt Forest
- Niederschöna Sandstone: Niederschöna near Freiberg by the Tharandt Forest
- Posta Sandstone: Lohmen near Pirna
- Reinhardtsdorf Sandstone: Reinhardtsdorf-Schöna near Pirna
- Wehlen Sandstone: Stadt Wehlen near Pirna
Saxony-Anhalt
editThuringia
edit- Fambach Sandstone: near Schmalkalden
- Nebra Sandstone: Nebra
- Seeberg Sandstone: Seeberg near Gotha
- Tambach Sandstone: near Tambach-Dietharz
- Themar Sandstone: Themar
Hungary
editIndia
edit- Yellow Sandstone: Jaisalmer, Rajasthan[2]
- Chunar stone: near Chunar
- Pink Sandstone: from Rajasathan
- Jodhpur Sandstone
- Kandla Grey Sandstone: Bijoliya, Rajasthan.
Israel/Palestine
editItaly
editLesotho
edit- White City Sandstone, near Maseru
Pakistan
edit- Khewra Sandstone: from Khewra Salt Mine, Punjab
- Yellow Sandstone: near Jhimpir, Karachi, Sindh
- Mango Sandstone: from Balochistan
- Teak Wood Sandstone: near Karachi, Sindh
- Buff/Grey Sandstone
- Sunset Sung Sandstone
- Imperial Red Sandstone
Poland
edit- Silesian Sandstone, in Lower Silesia
Spain
edit- Ronda Sandstone: Ronda, Málaga
- Villamayor Sandstone: Villamayor, Salamanca
Sweden
editSwitzerland
edit- Bäch Sandstone: by the Lake Zürich
- Bern Sandstone: quarry sites near Bern in Ostermundigen, Krauchthal and by the Gurten
- Bollingen Sandstone (also Buchberg Sandstone, Uznaberg Sandstone, Bollinger-Lehholz Sandstone and Güntliweid Sandstone): Rapperswil-Jona by the Upper Lake Zürich
- Grès à cailloux roulés: near Avenches
- Grès de Attalens: near Vevey
- Grès de Bulle: near Echarlens
- Grès de Corbières: near Echarlens
- Grès de Vaulruz: near Vaulruz
- Rorschach Sandstone: Rorschach
- St. Margreth Sandstone: St. Margrethen
- Teufen Sandstone: near Teufen
South Africa
edit- Ermelo Sandstone, Mpumalanga province, near der Farm de Roodepoort
- Matatiele Sandstone, KwaZulu-Natal province, near Matatiele
- Naboomspruit (also Golden Dawn or Golden Stone) Limpopo province, around Warmbaths
- Nieuwoudtville Sandstone, Northern Cape province, near Nieuwoudtville
- Oudtshoorn Sandstone, Western Cape province, near Oudtshoorn
- Sandalwood (also Picturestone), Northern Cape province, near Vioolsdrif
- Steenpan (also Flatpan or Klippan), Free State province, near Wolvehoek
- Table Mountain Sandstone Western Cape province, various quarry sites
- numerous types, some without trade names, from the Karoo Supergroup in many quarries near Graaff-Reinet, Cradock, Queenstown, Aliwal North, Burgersdorp and Sterkstroom
United Kingdom
editEngland
edit- Bargate stone: from Surrey
- Horsham Stone: from Sussex
- Millstone Grit: from Northern England
- Yorkstone: from Yorkshire
Wales
edit- Pennant stone: from South Wales and Bristol area
United States
edit- Aquia Creek Sandstone: in Virginia
- Bayfield group: in northern Wisconsin[3]
- Coconino Sandstone: in the Colorado Plateau
- Crab Orchard Sandstone: Cumberland Plateau, Tennessee
- Cutler Formation: in the Colorado Plateau
- Dakota Sandstone: in the Rocky Mountains and Great Plains
- Entrada Sandstone: in the Colorado Plateau
- Freda sandstone: in northern Michigan
- Guyandotte sandstone: in West Virginia
- Jacobsville sandstone: in northern Michigan[4]
- Jordan Formation in the upper Midwest
- Medina sandstone extensive quarries in Western New York[5]
- Monument Valley: Utah-Arizona state line
- Navajo Sandstone: in the Colorado Plateau
- Ohio Sandstone:
- Berea Grit in Northeast Ohio, originally used for grindstones, later used to build the Federal Reserve Bank of New York[6][7]
- Ohio bluestone, also found in Northeast Ohio in certain streambeds[8][9] and used as dimension stone
- Pennsylvania Bluestone in northeast Pennsylvania and adjoining parts of New Jersey and New York
- Stockton Sandstone: in western New Jersey along the Delaware River
- Potsdam Sandstone: in upstate New York
- Tapeats Sandstone: in Arizona (famously found in the Grand Canyon)
- Wingate Sandstone: in the Colorado Plateau
- Aqua Creek Sandstone: used to build the Whitehouse
See also
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Sandstone.
References
edit- ^ Gábor, Mezősi (2016). The Physical Geography of Hungary. Springer. p. 21. ISBN 9783319451831.
- ^ "This Rajasthan school in Thar desert stays cool without air conditioning". Hindustan Times. 2023-08-09. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- ^ Bulletin, Issue 25. Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey. 1912. p. 25.
- ^ "Jacobsville sandstone". Ohio State University. Archived from the original on 23 August 2011. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
- ^ Smock, John (1888). "Building Stone in the State of New York" (PDF). Bulletin of the New York State Museum. 3: 16.
- ^ Sego, Mickey. "Berea Grit Sandstone". Berea Historical Society. Archived from the original on November 8, 2014. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
- ^ "Ohio Sandstone". Brooklyn.CUNY.edu. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
- ^ "Bluestone Rock/Village". Bluestone Heights. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
- ^ Rosy, Liza. "Sandstone Paving". Retrieved March 22, 2022.