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Reinhardtsdorf Sandstone (german: Reinhardtsdorfer Sandstein, also ''Oberquader'' or ''Hauptsandstein'') is quarried in the vicinity of Reinhardtsdorf near
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{{Coord, 50.897491, N, 14.170936, E, type:landmark_region:DE-SN, display=title, format=dms Sandstone Elbe Sandstone Mountains Quarries in Germany Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge Reinhardtsdorf-Schöna
Reinhardtsdorf Sandstone (german: Reinhardtsdorfer Sandstein, also ''Oberquader'' or ''Hauptsandstein'') is quarried in the vicinity of Reinhardtsdorf near Pirna
Pirna (; hsb, Pěrno; ) is a town in Saxony, Germany and capital of the administrative district Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge. The town's population is over 37,000. Pirna is located near Dresden and is an important district town as well as ...
in the district of Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge
Saxon Switzerland-Eastern Ore Mountains (german: Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge) is a district (''Districts of Germany, Kreis'') in Saxony, Germany. It is named after the mountain ranges Saxon Switzerland and Eastern Ore Mountains.
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in the German Free State of Saxony
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. It is the so-called main sandstone of the Elbe sandstones, and was formed in the Middle Turonian
The Turonian is, in the ICS' geologic timescale, the second age in the Late Cretaceous Epoch, or a stage in the Upper Cretaceous Series. It spans the time between 93.9 ± 0.8 Ma and 89.8 ± 1 Ma (million years ago). The Turonian is preceded by t ...
. In 2008 there was one quarry that won this particular sandstone
Sandstone is a clastic sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized (0.0625 to 2 mm) silicate grains. Sandstones comprise about 20–25% of all sedimentary rocks.
Most sandstone is composed of quartz or feldspar (both silicates) ...
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See also
*List of sandstones
This is a list of types of sandstone that have been or are used economically as natural stone for building and other commercial or artistic purposes.
Trans-regional
(across state borders)
*'' Cornbrash Sandstone'': North Rhine-Westphalia, Lowe ...
* Cotta Sandstone
* Posta Sandstone
Posta Sandstone (german: Postaer Sandstein) also called Wehlen Sandstone (''Wehlener Sandstein''), only occurs on the eastern banks of the River Elbe at Alte Poste, near Herrenleithe, Wehlen, Zeichen and Posta. The thickness of the deposit is ...
* Wehlen Sandstone
References
Sources
*W. Dienemann und O. Burre: ''Die nutzbaren Gesteine Deutschlands und ihre Lagerstätten mit Ausnahme der Kohlen, Erze und Salze'', Enke-Verlag, Stuttgart 1929. * Siegfried Grunert: ''Der Elbsandstein: Vorkommen, Verwendung, Eigenschaften''. In: Geologica Saxonica Journal of Central European Geology 52/53 (2007), p. 143-204Digitalisat
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Technical data of Reinhardtsdorf Sandstone
{{Coord, 50.897491, N, 14.170936, E, type:landmark_region:DE-SN, display=title, format=dms Sandstone Elbe Sandstone Mountains Quarries in Germany Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge Reinhardtsdorf-Schöna