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Sandstone -
Sandstone may be defined as a stone made up of grains of quartz and other minerals
of fairly uniform size and often smooth and rounded. These grains are held together
by a cementing material which may be siliceous or ferruginous.
The sandstone has a verity of uses such as roofing, flooring, paving, paneling, beams,
pillars, arches, doors and window sills, wall facing, fence posts, mile stones
etc. It is especially useful for exterior cladding in sea shore buildings due
to acid & thermal resistant properties. As such the effect of saline winds is
negligible on sandstone. It is also suitable for use in chemical industries as
flooring, wall fixing & lining due to its acid and alkali resistant properties.
It is also suitable for carving and making windows and jallis. The sandstone is
being quarried and used from centuries and a number of historical buildings and
monuments such as Budhist Stupas of Sarnath, Red Fort, Sansad Bhawan, Rashtrapati
Bhawan, and National Museum , Delhi; Chhitar Palace, Jodhpur etc. are made of
sandstone.
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