List of sandstones


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

Australia

Hawkesbury Sandstone: Sydney Basin, GosfordHelidon Sandstone: Helidon and Murphys Creek

Belgium

Balegem Sandstone: Balegem in OosterzeleLedian Sandstone: LedeGobertange Sandstone: Gobertange in Jodoigne

Canada

Czech Republic

Božanov Sandstone: near BožanovNiedergrund Sandstone: near Dolní Žleb

Denmark

Nexø Sandstone : near Nexø on Bornholm

Estonia

Devonian Sandstone at Suur Taevaskoda, Põlva County

France

Avessac: near RedonBelleau: near Château-ThierryBigarré des Vosges: in the VosgesBlavozy: near Puy-en-VelayChampenay: near Saint-DiéErquy: near Saint-BrieucFontainebleau: near FontainebleauFrain: in the VosgesLa Rhune: near Bayonne: near RodezNajac: near Villefranche-de-RouergueOmonville: near Omonville-la-RogueRothbach: in the Vosges

Germany

Bavaria

Baden-Württemberg

Hessen

Lower Saxony

North Rhine –Westphalia

Rheinland-Pfalz

Saarland

  • Britten Sandstone: near Britten

Saxony

Elbe sandstones:

Saxony-Anhalt

Thuringia

Hungary

  • Hárshegy Sandstone Formation: near Budapest

India

Israel/Palestine

Italy

Lesotho

Pakistan

Poland

Spain

Ronda Sandstone: Ronda, Málaga

Sweden

Switzerland

South Africa

Ermelo Sandstone, Mpumalanga province, near der Farm de RoodepoortMatatiele Sandstone, KwaZulu-Natal province, near MatatieleNaboomspruit Limpopo province, around WarmbathsNieuwoudtville Sandstone, Northern Cape province, near NieuwoudtvilleOudtshoorn Sandstone, Western Cape province, near OudtshoornSandalwood, Northern Cape province, near VioolsdrifSteenpan, Free State province, near Wolvehoek

United Kingdom

Old Red Sandstone

England

Bargate stone: from SurreyHorsham Stone: from SussexMillstone Grit: from Northern EnglandYorkstone: from Yorkshire

Scotland

Locharbriggs Sandstone
  • ''Craigleith Sandstone''

Wales

Pennant stone: from South Wales and Bristol area

United States

Aquia Creek Sandstone: in VirginiaBayfield group: in northern WisconsinCoconino Sandstone: in the Colorado Plateau