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Mainsandstein, weiß-grau

white-grey sandstone

honed

“Mainsandstein, weiß-grau” is characterised by its mostly light colour and by subtle, fresh veining. This extremely popular sandstone creates a great impression and blends in beautifully with its surroundings. It has proven to be a superb material for outdoor applications and façade installations thanks to its qualitative properties and its frost resistance. Furthermore it stands up well to acid rain and air pollution. Numerous traditional and contemporary buildings bear witness to this.

The quarries yielding “Mainsandstein, weiß-grau” have been in use for more than 1000 years and they are still the most reliable and productive quarries in Germany for fine-grained, whitish-pale sandstone.

Regional “Mainsandstein, weiß-grau” is a highly sustainable building material.

SURFACE FINISHES

machine split

Lines split 30 mm

honed

pneumatically-chiselled

machine-chiselled

hand-chiselled

point-chiselled

shot-blasted

machine split

Lines split 7 mm

Lines split 30 mm

Specifications

Further trading names

Breitbrunner Sandstein, Klaubholzer Sandstein, Schönbrunner Sandstein, Neubrunner Sandstein, Schönbacher Sandstein, Eltmanner Sandstein, Coburger Bausandstein

Petrographic classification

Sandstone

Description

Light-coloured, fine to medium-grained Semionotus sandstone from the Middle Keuper formation, Hassberge/Lower Franconia (Germany).

Mineralogical composition

Quartz (ca. 66%), quarzite (ca. 2%), plagioclase (5%), alkali feldspar (18%), ore mineral (ca. 1%), rock fragments (ca. 2%) and accessory minerals (ca. 6%)

Structure

Light-coloured, fine to medium-grained sandstone with fine pores and a uniformly-graded texture. Occasional greenish inclusions.

Petrographic identification:

Light-coloured feldspathic sandstone with rock fragments and siliceous cementation.

Grain colours

Quartz:	translucent light-grey
Feldspar:	white-pink, flesh-coloured
Accessory minerals:	grey-black

Additional information

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Proof and confirmation of suitability by EC declaration of conformity, as well as CE marking available. We will be happy to provide you project related with references, test reports and further information.

The displayed stone samples illustrate the kind of material extracted from the quarry in question. As a natural material, stone is subject to variations in colour, texture and grain structure. It can also have natural inclusions, markings or veining. A typical stone patina may develop due to material-related or environmental influences.