List of sandstones
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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[]
- 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[]
Estonia[]
- Devonian Sandstone at Suur Taevaskoda, Põlva County
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[]
- 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[]
- : Bad Bentheim
- : Völksen
- : Lutter am Barenberge
- :
- : Obernkirchen
- : Osterwald
- : Osnabrück
- :
- : Velpke
- : Bad Karlshafen and Arholzen
North Rhine –Westphalia[]
- : 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[]
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[]
India[]
- Chunar stone: near Chunar
- Pink Sandstone: from Rajasathan
Israel/Palestine[]
Italy[]
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[]
- 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[]
England[]
- Bargate stone: from Surrey
- Horsham Stone: from Sussex
- Millstone Grit: from Northern England
- Yorkstone: from Yorkshire
Wales[]
- Pennant stone: from South Wales and Bristol area
United States[]
- 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
See also[]
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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.
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