Sandstone Blocks

• Place of Origin:

   China

• Type:

  Sandstone

• Genre:

  Natural Stone

• sCode:

  STPR1460939

• Place of Origin:

  Australia
• The quarry reserve is one of the largest in Australia. It is also unique in that it offers a variety of distinct colours.
  The reserve is in excess of 1 million m3 of dimension stone, and is expected to be operating well into the next century.
  The quarry is above ground, a solid mountain of stone, it is part of the geological unit known as the Razorback Beds, formed during the Jurassic age about 180 million years ago, and it is the only one of its kind in this region.
  The material was laid down as a large deposit of sand in a fresh water environment, similar to the sand formations at the mouths of the Mississipi and Amazon Rivers today. Over time these sands have solidified into solid rock. This is a very similar environment to that in which the Hawkesbury or Sydney Sandstone was formed.