Sandstone
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Phoenix metropolitan area including Gilbert, Chandler, Scottsdale, Mesa
and Glendale Kaiser Tile Brick, Stone and Wood is able to supply all of
your sandstone, sandstone pavers, and sandstone landscaping needs.
Below is a short description of sandstone.
Sandstone
is a sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-size mineral or rock
grains. Most sandstone is composed of quartz and/or feldspar because
these are the most common minerals in the Earth's crust. Like sand,
sandstone may be any color, but the most common colors are tan, brown,
yellow, red, gray and white. Since sandstone beds often form highly
visible cliffs and other topographic features, certain colors of
sandstone have been strongly identified with certain regions.
Some sandstones are resistant to weathering, yet are easy to work.
This makes sandstone a common building and paving material. However,
some that have been used in the past, such as the Collyhurst sandstone
used in the north of England, have been found less resistant,
necessitating repair and replacement in older buildings. Because of
the hardness of the individual grains, uniformity of grain size and
friability of their structure, some types of sandstone are excellent
materials from which to make grindstones, for sharpening blades and
other implements. Non-friable sandstone can be used to make grindstones
for grinding grain, e.g., gritstone.
Rock formations that are primarily sandstone usually allow
percolation of water and are porous enough to store large quantities,
making them valuable aquifers. Fine-grained aquifers, such as
sandstones, are more apt to filter out pollutants from the surface than
are rocks with cracks and crevices, such as limestone or other rocks
fractured by seismic activity.
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