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 Red Main Sandstone: Hesse, Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria Wealden Sandstone: Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia
Australia
Hawkesbury Sandstone: Sydney Basin, Gosford Helidon Sandstone: Helidon and Murphys Creek
Belgium Balegem Sandstone: Balegem in Oosterzele Ledian Sandstone: Lede Gobertange Sandstone: Gobertange in Jodoigne
Canada Nepean Sandstone: Ottawa, Ontario Paskapoo Sandstone: Calgary, Alberta
Czech Republic 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 Nexø Sandstone (also Neksø Sandstone): near Nexø on Bornholm
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 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 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 Cornberg Sandstone: near Cornberg Friedewald Sandstone: near Friedewald Odenwald Sandstone: near Beerfelden
Lower Saxony 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
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 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 Britten Sandstone: near Britten
Saxony
Elbe sandstones:
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 Nebra Sandstone: Nebra Siebigerode Sandstone: Siebigerode Ummendorf Sandstone: Ummendorf
Thuringia Fambach Sandstone: near Schmalkalden Nebra Sandstone: Nebra Seeberg Sandstone: Seeberg near Gotha Tambach Sandstone: near Tambach-Dietharz Themar Sandstone: Themar
Hungary Hárshegy Sandstone Formation: near Budapest
India Yellow Sandstone: Jaisalmer, Rajasthan Chunar stone: near Chunar Pink Sandstone: from Rajasathan Jodhpur Sandstone Kandla Grey Sandstone: Bijoliya, Rajasthan.
Israel/Palestine Kurkar
Italy Pietra di Gorgoglione: near Matera Pietra Dorata: near Manciano Santafiora: Grosseto (see also Santa Fiora)
Lesotho White City Sandstone, near Maseru
Pakistan 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 Silesian Sandstone, in Lower Silesia
Spain Ronda Sandstone: Ronda, Málaga Villamayor Sandstone: Villamayor, Salamanca
Sweden Burgsvik sandstone Gotland sandstone
Switzerland 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 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 Old Red Sandstone New Red Sandstone
England
Bargate stone: from Surrey Horsham Stone: from Sussex Millstone Grit: from Northern England Yorkstone: from Yorkshire
Scotland Locharbriggs Sandstone Craigleith Sandstone
Wales Pennant stone: from South Wales and Bristol area
United States
Aquia Creek Sandstone: in Virginia Bayfield group: in northern Wisconsin 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 Jordan Formation in the upper Midwest Medina sandstone extensive quarries in Western New York 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 Ohio bluestone, also found in Northeast Ohio in certain streambeds 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
List of decorative stones List of types of limestone List of types of marble
References