List of sandstones

Last updated November 27, 2025

Obernkirchen Sandstone Obernkirchener-gebeilt.jpg — 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
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

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

Adams Gate at Bamberg Cathedral made of Burgpreppach Sandstone BambergDom-HeinrichKunigunde.JPG — Adams Gate at Bamberg Cathedral made of Burgpreppach Sandstone

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

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 ^[1]

India

Yellow Sandstone: Jaisalmer, Rajasthan ^[2]
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

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

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

A piece of Table Mountain Sandstone Tafelbergsandstein.jpg — 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

United Kingdom

England

Bargate stone : from Surrey
Horsham Stone : from Sussex

Millstone Grit : from Northern England
Yorkstone : from Yorkshire

Scotland

Wales

Pennant stone : from South Wales and Bristol area

United States

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

References

↑ 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.

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[Mezősi-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.

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