List of sandstones

Obernkirchen Sandstone

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[]

(across state borders)

Cornbrash Sandstone: North Rhine-Westphalia, Lower Saxony
Elbe Sandstone: Germany (Saxony) and the Czech Republic
: Hesse, Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria
: Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia

Australia[]

University of Sydney built from Hawkesbury Sandstone

Hawkesbury Sandstone: Sydney Basin, Gosford

Belgium[]

: Balegem in Oosterzele
: Lede
: Gobertange in Jodoigne

Canada[]

Czech Republic[]

Božanov Sandstone: near Božanov
: near
Libná Sandstone: near
Zdoňov Sandstone: near
Mšené Sandstone; near Mšené-lázně
Podhorní Sandstone: near Podhorní Újezd
: near Řeka

Denmark[]

Nexø Sandstone (also Neksö Sandstone): near Nexø on Bornholm

Estonia[]

Devonian Sandstone at Suur Taevaskoda, Põlva County

Devonian Sandstone at Suur Taevaskoda, Põlva County, Estonia

France[]

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[]

Bavaria[]

Adams Gate at Bamberg Cathedral made of Burgpreppach Sandstone

Quarry in Worzeldorf (Nuremberg)

Abtswind Sandstone: on the Friedrichsberg near Abtswind
: Burgpreppach
Gnodstadt Sandstone: near Ochsenfurt
: Ihrlerstein near Kelheim
: Sand am Main
Trebgast Sandstone: Trebgast
: near Nuremberg

Baden-Württemberg[]

Dettenhausen Sandstone: was formerly quarried in the Schönbuch
: near Donzdorf
: near Freudenstadt
: near Heilbronn
: Lossburg
: near Maulbronn
Nöttingen Sandstone: near Nöttingen
: Mosbach near Heidelberg
Pfrondorf Sandstone: Pfrondorf
Pliezhausen Sandstone: near Pliezhausen
Weil Sandstone: Weiler near Sinsheim

Hessen[]

: near Cornberg
: near Friedewald
: near Beerfelden

Lower Saxony[]

North Rhine –Westphalia[]

Coat of arms of the town of Anröchte made of Anröchte Stone

: Anröchte
: Baumberge
: Ibbenbüren
Liedberg Sandstone: Liedberg
: Teutoburg Forest
: Porta Westfalica
: Lemgo
: Rüthen in the Sauerland
: from Fröndenberg to Mülheim
: Teutoburg Forest
: Werl

Rheinland-Pfalz[]

Kordel
Leistadt Sandstone:
Neustadt-Haardt Sandstone: Neustadt an der Weinstraße
: Schopp
:
Flonheim Sandstone: Flonheim
: Obersulzbach

Saarland[]

: near

Saxony[]

Dresden's Zwinger Palace, made of Cotta Sandstone

Elbe sandstones:

Cotta Sandstone: Cotta near Pirna
Grillenburg Sandstone: in the Tharandt Forest
Niederschöna Sandstone: 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[]

Thuringia[]

Fambach Sandstone: near Schmalkalden
: Nebra
: near Gotha
Tambach Sandstone: near Tambach-Dietharz
Themar Sandstone: Themar

Hungary[]

Hárshegy Sandstone Formation: near Budapest^[1]

India[]

Chunar stone: near Chunar
Pink Sandstone: from Rajasathan

Israel/Palestine[]

Kurkar

Italy[]

Pietra di Gorgoglione: near Matera
Pietra Dorata: near Manciano
Santafiora: Grosseto

Lesotho[]

White City Sandstone, near Maseru

Poland[]

Silesian Sandstone, in Lower Silesia

Spain[]

: Ronda, Málaga
Villamayor Sandstone: Villamayor, Salamanca

Sweden[]

Burgsvik sandstone
Gotland sandstone

Switzerland[]

Bäch Sandstone: by the Lake Zürich
: 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
St. Margreth Sandstone: St. Margrethen
Teufen Sandstone: near Teufen

South Africa[]

A piece of Table Mountain Sandstone

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

Těšínský sandstone quarry (Goulda Sandstone)

United Kingdom[]

England[]

Wales[]

Pennant stone: from South Wales and Bristol area

United States[]

The Three Gossips tower in Arches National Park is Entrada Sandstone of the Colorado Plateau

Aquia Creek Sandstone: in Virginia
Bayfield group: in northern Wisconsin^[2]
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
Jacobsville sandstone: in northern Michigan^[3]
Jordan Formation in the upper Midwest
Medina sandstone extensive quarries in Western New York^[4]
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^[5]^[6]
- Ohio bluestone, also found in Northeast Ohio in certain streambeds^[7]^[8] 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
: used to build the Whitehouse

References[]

^ Gábor, Mezősi (2016). The Physical Geography of Hungary. Springer. p. 21. ISBN 9783319451831.
^ 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. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
^ "Ohio Sandstone". Brooklyn.CUNY.edu. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
^ "Bluestone Rock/Village". Bluestone Heights. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
^ Larick, Roy. "Bluestone Heights: Nature and History of Place". Shore Cultural Center. Retrieved April 1, 2015.

[Mezősi-1] Gábor, Mezősi (2016). The Physical Geography of Hungary. Springer. p. 21. ISBN 9783319451831.

[2] Bulletin, Issue 25. Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey. 1912. p. 25.

[3] "Jacobsville sandstone". Ohio State University. Archived from the original on 23 August 2011. Retrieved 19 June 2011.

[4] Smock, John (1888). "Building Stone in the State of New York" (PDF). Bulletin of the New York State Museum. 3: 16.

[5] Sego, Mickey. "Berea Grit Sandstone". Berea Historical Society. Retrieved April 1, 2015.

[6] "Ohio Sandstone". Brooklyn.CUNY.edu. Retrieved 21 November 2012.

[7] "Bluestone Rock/Village". Bluestone Heights. Retrieved April 1, 2015.

[8] Larick, Roy. "Bluestone Heights: Nature and History of Place". Shore Cultural Center. Retrieved April 1, 2015.

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