SANDSTONE

Sandstone

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Sandstone is made of tiny grains of quartz, minerals and feldspar. It is widely used from times of immemorial for residential and commercial construction and decorative purposes. Sandstone is widely used for decorative purposes due to its natural look. It is available in different shades of pink, beige, grey, brown, black etc. Sandstone is a sedimentary rock formed by its own. Most of the sandstone is formed in oceans, lakes and rivers where tiny bits of rock and dirt settle to the bottom. After thousands of years, these layers of sand get buried under tons of more sand and dirt until it is turned into solid rock. The reddish shade of sand stone is due to presence of iron oxides and the greenish shade is due to presence of glaconite. Sandstone when cemented by silica has great strength, making it suitable for structural uses. Sandstone will undergo though various processes like Dressing Cutting/sawing, Surface grinding and polishing and Edge-cutting-trimming into order to make it suitable for final use.
Types of Sandstones
“Widely used for interior and exterior décor with a natural look”
Sand Stone Tiles: It is used for flooring and many types of artifacts in household purpose.
Sandstone Slabs: The sandstone slabs comes in various forms like square, rectangular, round, and oval. The size of the slabs are varies from normal random size of 1'x1' to 10Ft x 2Ft. The thickness supplied ranges from 1 to 10cm or above. These are useful in garden, kitchen, living room, walls, bathroom, etc.
Sandstone cobbles: Sandstone cobble stones are smaller than a boulder and larger than a pebble. Cobbles are fireproof. The sizes in which cobblestones are available are 10x10x8cm, 20x10x8cm, 14x14x6cm, 14x14x8cm, 14x20x8cm. They are used in architectural and decorative purposes.
Sandstone Pebbles: The sandstone pebbles are either round or square in shape. They vary in size from 25-75 mm (2"), 75-125 mm (4") and 125-175 (6") mm. These pebbles are used in fountains, posh lounges, open air theaters, aquaria, parks, homes décor, artificial ponds etc.
Sandstone blocks: They are used to create the monuments and statues from times of immemorial.
Sandstone Strips: These are made in different shapes and sizes by cutting the sandstone as per requirement. They used to create attractive wall designs by using colored strips.
Sandstone bricks: These are used for flooring and walls.
Uses of Sandstones
“Used for architectural purposes and artifacts from times of immemorial”
Flooring
Sandstone used to make your floor to look opulent. It is available in many shades so that you can select the sandstone color matching with your walls and furniture. Sandstone creates a warm ambience adding the sense of completeness in a décor. Flooring can be used using the large sandstone slabs or by using the small tiles. Sandstone flooring adds an exquisite look to your flooring.
Garden
Sand stone is used to add feather in garden’s décor by sandstone furniture, lamps, urns, tables etc.
Garden furniture
Sandstone is best for garden furniture, statues, garden urns, pitchers, miniatures etc.
Garden StatueSandstone is used to make different types of statues. It includes the statues of human, animals, birds, angels etc.
Garden Lamps Sandstone is used to make garden lamps that look nice when electric bulbs put inside them light up.
Garden TablesSandstone is used to make garden tables of various sizes.
Walls
Sandstone is used to raise the walls. It offers the perfect medium for making the walls. Most of the monuments have sandstone walls. It offers both strength and beauty to the wall. The bricks, slabs, blocks of sandstone are used for making the wall. It givers an antique look to the wall.
Pavement
Sandstone blocks, tiles, bricks are used for paving floors and walls. The sandstone pavements are used for residential and commercial purposes.
Landscaping
Sandstone is widely used for landscaping purpose. The stone has natural look. It can cut and shaped as per the requirement. The concept of landscaping offers environmental benefits like trees and vegetation control erosion etc.
Handicrafts
Sandstone is used to prepare a number of attractive handicraft items. It is used to make photo frames, furniture, jewelry boxes, flower case etc. Its color and look has been ideal choice for monuments and various structures. Candle stands of various shapes and colors.
Sandstone Quarries
Sandstone quarries are found in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, few locations in - Gujarat, Orrisa, Karnatka, Tamil Nadu, Andaman and Nicobar and many more places. Indian Sandstone
Properties
Chemical Properties Sandstone has similar chemical composition as of sand. It essentially contains quartz. The cementing materials that bind the sand into a rock are composed of silica, calcium carbonate, or iron oxide. Sand stones are highly resistant to acids, alkalis and thermal impact. Their insolubility in acids and alkalis is about 97%, The percentage of chemicals varies between:
Lime(CaO) ---------------- 0.8% to 0.9% Soda(Na2O) & Potash (Kro) -- 1.0% to 1.2% SiO2 ------------------93-94%Alumina(Al2O3) -------------1.4 to 1.5%Iron(Fe2O3) ----1.5%-1.6%Loss On Ignition(LOI) ------- 1.0% to 1.2%Magnesia(MgO) --------------------0.2 to 0.25%
Physical Properties
Sandstone has hardness of 6 to 7 on Moh's Scale Density 2.32 to 2.42 Kg/m3. The capacity of water absorption is not more than 1.0%. The colors ranges from Sandstone are available in many colors – red, green, yellow, pink, gray and white. The color varies due to variation change in constituents and the binding material. The sandstone comprises of Quartz grains, Feldspar grains and Rock fragment grains. Due to variation in these constituents the shape and color of sandstone varies.
Sandstone Care
Sandstone when handled with care it lasts for years. It is advised to keep sandstone clean and free from scratches. Never use the cleaner that has acid or lemon as it may damage the surface and erode the polish. Cleaner should be neutral. So do not use the bathroom cleaner, grout clear or any cleaner have acid. Never place any hot objects on them directly. While using vacuum cleaner, care should be taken to avoid any kind of scratch.



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