DIRECTORATE OF MINES & GEOLOGY Khanij Bhawan, Shastri Circle, Udaipur 373 007 Telephone :; 0091 0294-2415091-95 Fax : 0091-0294-2410526 Website : www.dmg-raj.com e-mail : dmgraj@sancharnet.inINTRODUCTION Sanastone may be defined as a stone made up of grains of quartz and ‘other minerals of fairly uniform size and often smooth and rounded. These grains are held together by a cementing matorial which may be siliceous or ferruginous. The toughness of sandstone depends mostly on the nature of this cementing material. The thickness of the individual strata may vary from a few centimeters to a metre. Fiajasthan being the largest sandstone producing state of india. It is an excellent building stone. This can be chiselied and dressed to a smooth surlace in varlous attractive shapes. ‘The sandstone has a multiple uso Such as rooting, fleoring, paving, paneling, beams, pillars, arches, doors and window sills, wall facing, fence posts, mile stones ete. It is especially uselul for exterior cladding In sea shore buildings due to acid & thermal resistant propertias. As such the effect of saline winds is negligible on sandstone. it is also suitable for use in chemical industries as flooring, wall fixing & lining duo to Its acid and alkali resistant properties, It Is also suitable for carving and making windows and jallis. The sandstone Is being quarried and used from centuries and a number of historical buildings and monuments such as Budhist Stupas of Samath, Had Fort, Sansad Bhawan, Rashtrapati Bhawan, Parliamont House and National Museum, Dethi; Chittar Palace, Jodhpur: Rajasthan Assembly, Jaipur etc. are made of Rajasthan Sandstona. Rajasthan Sandstone because of its regular bedaing. unviorm grain size, Suitable nature and durability, Nas boon used extensively not only i Rajasthan but also in Northem India and even exported to Ganada, Japan, and Middle East countries. Recently some entrepreneurs have tried for cutting and pBlsHiG fl sandsions, Due {0 tha siralont/curved lines ot beddinglcurrent: bedding attractive figures developed due to tron soluvons, the vut sendatane. alter ) polishing, looks very attractive, ft hao rasultod In its, Use i granit/marbio. Besides, tho non spiitable, sti 4 is also now finding use, at places, after cutting & polishing as tile: GEOLOGICAL DISTRIBUTION ‘The Vindhyan sequence of eastem Rajasthan is represented by horizontal ‘of slightly dipping sandstone, shale and limastone. The Lowes rocks (Semri Group) are exposed in Chittaurgarh area. The Uj | rocks are exposed in north-westem Aajasthan, The position of sandstone horizons in Vindhyan Supergroup is as under = Era Group Formation hander Group | Upper Bhander Sandstone Lower Bhander Sandstone Rewa Group Upper Rlowa Sandstone | Jhalarapatan Sandstone Sawa Sandstone‘Contemporansous to the Upper Vindhyans of eastem Rajasthan, there are scatlered sediments in western Rajasthan knownas Marwar Supergroup, comprising Jodhpur, Bilara and Nagaur Groups. The stratigraphic ‘succession of sandstone is given below: “ Marwar NagaurGroup Sandstone ‘Supergroup Bilara Group Limestone. JodhpurGroup Sandstone GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION Rajasthan sandstone is mainly found in the main Vindhyan ‘and Trans- Aravall-Vidhyan sequence exposed in an area of about 94,000 Bq, km. cavering parts of Dholpur, Bharatpur, Karaull, Sawai Madhopur, Budi, Jnalawar, Kora, Bhilwara, Ohntaurgarh Jaisalmer and Baran cistriet@ in easier Rajasthan and in’ scattered form in Jodhpur. Nagaur and Bikanst. | distnets of westem desert plain. However, the splitable sandstéfie, daposits are confined in an-area of | 16,000 sq.km. (10,000 9q.km. If wostorn Flajasthan, c SANDSTONE MINING Out of S2idisincts of Rajasthan’ the'sands ona is boing quarrisehinae a {g. Bharatpur, Sawal Madhopur lowar, Rott i ‘Tne Jhalarmpatan sandstone Is exposed IniKote, Barah & fl Jhalawar districts and covers an area of about 120 64. km The sandstone ie being quarried at_numbor of placos around Khimech, Banwas, Kanwas(Kota), Anta, Kishaganj, | | Badora, Salpura Dara-Nimoda, Uchawad, Atri, Bapawar | esi Ti (@aran), Jhaierapatan, Akiora Qnalawar) etc. SN he Lower Bhander sandstone is exposed over large area of about '5,000 sq.km. in south-eastam Fajasthan covering Kota, lund, Bhiwara and Ghitaurgarh dletrct, itis quarried in ThisDholpur Bharatpur, Karauli and Sawai [M Madhopur districts. ‘The Upper Bhandar Sandstone forms the plateau in north-eastern part of Vindhyan basin covering Dholpur Karauli Sawai Beaten Madhopur, Bharatpur districts. The a oo sandstone is extensively quarried in Sar- Mathura, Bari-Baseri, Hindaun, Sapotara, Mosatpur, Roopwas, Band-Baretha area. Recently new aplittable sandstone areas have boon opened in Bhanpura, Rajpure, Kassera, Chobe Ki Guwar, ‘Mokampura, Gerda and Bhakti in Karauli district. Sandstone Is rod and bulf coloured and fine grained in nature. Jodhpur-Nagaur-Jaisalmer districts In western Rlajasthan sandstone i quarried at number of places. The important are Fidusar, Sursagar, Mandor, Balosar, Kall Bori, ‘Kairu, Ket, Bhaly, Decha. Sorgarh, Chokri, | Kasti, hopalgarh, Fatri, Sotrawa areas of hpur district and Ladnu, Chhow & Badi Khatu, of Nagaur district. Recently new areas have been located near Jaloda ‘and Hariziwali Nadi areas (Jodhpur). PROPERTIES The Lower Bhander sandstone is usually Medium to fine grained, purple, reddish~ brown in colour with palo white bands and is javing quadrangular joints. The Upper Bhanger wn In colour with Groam spots. Jhalarapatan dy Compact and of different colours such as 2am. Jodhpur sandstone is coarse to medium In eolour. Khatu sandstone is fine grained, sign colour an be sescialy ferous for 18, perforated windows and jallies. The physical Teak Percentage Fe,O> AlLOs CaO. MgO Low. psorption ( ft Rupture’ (Katom.*) save Sirenght ( Ko/cm.) ‘8 i148 148i‘There are about 1469 leases and 14648 quarry licences in the state with an annual production of about 6175 thousand tonnes. The districtwise details are given in the following table ~ SNe. | Distinct No of Production Name _ teases bh (thousand tonnes) [veer 3 ; asa alae ly : 141.831 Bl |serivars |e azea | 1222.00 4 | ekanor : 4.420 5 | Buna fest alle: 928.997 ey | ctitacreer) | 70 ana 7 | onan 0 : 0275 2 | dhoipw | sa oy | zoe L|eeie | isateney lhe 16.052 Beto | soanour | aa 975.258 W Karauli 150 875.529 120+] rota 58 ests Tora [1460] 14648 or TH Gaal