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Sandstone

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Sandstone is primarily used for construction purposes.


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Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:
52501
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:52501:9

Properties of SandstoneHide

Other Commodities associated with Sandstone *Hide

CommodityAssociated LocalitiesTotal Localities% Association (commodity)% Association (Sandstone)
Aggregates487,0250.68% of all Aggregates deposits have Sandstone.32.21% of all Sandstone deposits have Aggregates.
Dimension Stone201,2091.65% of all Dimension Stone deposits have Sandstone.13.42% of all Sandstone deposits have Dimension Stone.
Silica151,0561.42% of all Silica deposits have Sandstone.10.07% of all Sandstone deposits have Silica.
Sand and Gravel145332.63% of all Sand and Gravel deposits have Sandstone.9.40% of all Sandstone deposits have Sand and Gravel.
Clay102,9650.34% of all Clay deposits have Sandstone.6.71% of all Sandstone deposits have Clay.
Limestone82,2680.35% of all Limestone deposits have Sandstone.5.37% of all Sandstone deposits have Limestone.
Copper617,5100.03% of all Copper deposits have Sandstone.4.03% of all Sandstone deposits have Copper.
Feldspar51,6570.30% of all Feldspar deposits have Sandstone.3.36% of all Sandstone deposits have Feldspar.
* in exploitable quantities, based on associations listed on mindat.org

Ores of SandstoneHide

Common ore minerals of Sandstone:
SandstoneA medium-grained clastic sedimentary rock composed of fragments of sand size (0.

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Deposits of SandstoneHide

Showing 149 deposits.

This map shows a selection of deposits that have latitude and longitude coordinates recorded. Click on the symbol to view information about a locality. The symbol next to localities in the list can be used to jump to that position on the map.
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Australia
 
  • New South Wales
    • Camden County
      • Wallacia
    • Cumberland County
      • City of Sydney
        • Pyrmont
          • Pyrmont quarries
      • Dural
  • South Australia
    • City of Burnside
      • Stonyfell
    • District Council of Yankalilla
      • Cape Jervis
        • Talisker Mine
  • Western Australia
    • Broome Shire
      • Kilto Station
    • Donnybrook-Balingup Shire
      • Donnybrook
Austria
 
  • Burgenland
    • Eisenstadt-Umgebung District
      • Sankt Margarethen im Burgenland
Belgium
 
  • Flanders
    • Flemish Brabant
      • Kampenhout
  • Wallonia
    • Liège
      • Aywaille
        • Chambralles
        • Sougné-Remouchamps
          • Remouchamps
      • Comblain-au-Pont
      • Malmedy
        • Bévercé
    • Namur
      • Couvin
Bolivia
 
  • Cochabamba
    • Esteban Arce Province
China
 
  • Anhui
    • Wuhu
      • Fanchang County
Germany
 
  • Baden-Württemberg
    • Freiburg Region
      • Waldshut
        • Albbruck
          • Unteralpfen
  • Brandenburg
    • Märkisch-Oderland
      • Bad Freienwalde
  • Lower Saxony
    • Schaumburg District
      • Nienstädt
  • Saxony
    • Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge
      • Dohma
        • Cotta
      • Dürrröhrsdorf-Dittersbach
      • Königstein
Italy
 
  • Emilia-Romagna
Luxembourg
 
Myanmar
 
Netherlands
 
  • Limburg
    • Vaals
Poland
 
  • Lower Silesian Voivodeship
    • Kłodzko County
      • Gmina Nowa Ruda
      • Gmina Szczytna
        • Łężyce
      • Kudowa-Zdrój
      • Nowa Ruda
    • Lwówek Śląski County
      • Gmina Lwówek Śląski
        • Rakowice Małe
        • Zbylutów
        • Łupki
        • Wleń
    • Wałbrzych
      • Nowe Miasto
      • Sobięcin
    • Złotoryja County
      • Gmina Pielgrzymka
        • Nowa Wieś Grodziska
  • Subcarpathian Voivodeship
    • Lesko County
      • Gmina Baligród
        • Huczwice
Slovakia
 
South Africa
 
  • Western Cape
    • Garden Route District Municipality
      • Oudtshoorn Local Municipality
        • Oudtshoorn
Spain
 
  • Catalonia
    • Girona
      • Osona
        • Viladrau
          • Roca Pastora
Sweden
 
  • Jönköping County
    • Jönköping
      • Lekeryd
      • Visingsö
UK
 
  • England
    • County Durham
      • Stanhope
    • Cumbria
      • Allerdale
        • Brigham
    • Northumberland
      • Ancroft
      • Doddington
  • Wales
    • Monmouthshire
USA
 
  • Arkansas
    • Pulaski County
      • North Little Rock
  • California
    • Amador County
      • Pardee Mining District
        • Waters Peak
    • San Bernardino County
      • Forest Falls (Fallsvale; Fallsville; Forest Home)
      • Ivanpah Mining District
        • Mescal Range
      • Mountain Home Village
  • Idaho
    • Bear Lake County
      • Dingle Area
    • Caribou County
      • Afton Wyoming Area
    • Lemhi County
      • Eureka Mining District
  • Illinois
    • LaSalle County
  • Indiana
    • Brown County
    • Monroe County
    • Orange County
  • Kentucky
    • Caldwell County
    • Carter County
    • Floyd County
    • Hardin County
    • Laurel County
    • McLean County
    • Meade County
  • Maryland
    • Montgomery County
      • Seneca
        • Seneca sandstone quarries
    • Prince Georges County
      • Collington
  • Michigan
    • Houghton County
      • Torch Lake Township
    • Jackson County
  • Minnesota
    • Le Sueur County
      • Kasota Township
    • Pine County
  • Missouri
    • St. Charles County
  • Nebraska
    • Nemaha County
      • Brownville
  • North Carolina
    • Burke County
      • Linville Falls
  • North Dakota
    • Morton County
      • Hebron
  • Ohio
    • Erie County
      • Florence Township
    • Lorain County
      • South Amherst
  • Oregon
    • Benton County
  • South Dakota
    • Lawrence County
      • Unorganized mining district [3]
    • Meade County
      • Unorganized mining district [4]
  • Tennessee
    • Cumberland County
  • Utah
    • Salt Lake County
      • City Creek Mining District
        • Fort Douglas Area
    • Uintah County
  • Wisconsin
    • Barron County
    • Bayfield County
    • Buffalo County
    • Chippewa County
    • Columbia County
    • Dunn County
    • Eau Claire County
    • Outagamie County
      • Bay City
      • Rock Elm
    • Rock County
      • Town of Plymouth
        • Hanover
    • St. Croix County
      • Glenwood City
    • Trempealeau County
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