Sandstone is a sedimentary rock composed of sand-sized grains of mineral, rock or organic material. It also contains a matrix of silt- or clay-size particles that occupy the spaces between the sand grains, cementing them together. Sandstone is found in sedimentary basins around the world, being one of the most common types of sedimentary rocks. It is mined in many parts of the world and used as both a construction material and as a raw material. It also serves as a reservoir for oil and natural gas. The following picture is a two-inch sandstone:
The following pictures are of sandstone deposits around the world:
An alcove in the Navajo Sandstone
Sandstone rock-cut tombs in Petra, Jordan
Sandstone statue Maria Immaculata in Freiburg, Germany (1770)
Red sandstone interior of Lower Antelope Canyon, Arizona, worn smooth by erosion from flash flooding over thousands of years
