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.

Obernkirchen Sandstone

Trans-regional

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(across state borders)

Australia

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University of Sydney built from Hawkesbury Sandstone

Belgium

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Canada

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Czech Republic

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Denmark

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Estonia

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Devonian Sandstone at Suur Taevaskoda, Põlva County, Estonia

France

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Germany

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Bavaria

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Adams Gate at Bamberg Cathedral made of Burgpreppach Sandstone
 
Quarry in Worzeldorf (Nuremberg)

Baden-Württemberg

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Hessen

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Lower Saxony

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North Rhine –Westphalia

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

Rheinland-Pfalz

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Saarland

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Saxony

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Dresden's Zwinger Palace, made of Cotta Sandstone

Elbe sandstones:

Saxony-Anhalt

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Thuringia

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Hungary

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India

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Israel/Palestine

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Italy

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Lesotho

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  • White City Sandstone, near Maseru

Pakistan

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Poland

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Spain

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Sweden

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Switzerland

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South Africa

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A piece of Table Mountain Sandstone
 
Těšínský sandstone quarry (Goulda Sandstone)

United Kingdom

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England

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Horsham Stone

Scotland

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Wales

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United States

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Gábor, Mezősi (2016). The Physical Geography of Hungary. Springer. p. 21. ISBN 9783319451831.
  2. ^ "This Rajasthan school in Thar desert stays cool without air conditioning". Hindustan Times. 2023-08-09. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  3. ^ Bulletin, Issue 25. Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey. 1912. p. 25.
  4. ^ "Jacobsville sandstone". Ohio State University. Archived from the original on 23 August 2011. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
  5. ^ Smock, John (1888). "Building Stone in the State of New York" (PDF). Bulletin of the New York State Museum. 3: 16.
  6. ^ Sego, Mickey. "Berea Grit Sandstone". Berea Historical Society. Archived from the original on November 8, 2014. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
  7. ^ "Ohio Sandstone". Brooklyn.CUNY.edu. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
  8. ^ "Bluestone Rock/Village". Bluestone Heights. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
  9. ^ Rosy, Liza. "Sandstone Paving". Retrieved March 22, 2022.