Rajasthan sandstone

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Rajasthan sandstone is a durable, fine-grained natural stone from the Indian state of Rajasthan, widely used in monumental and architectural construction for its strength and warm, earthy hues.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Jaisalmer sandstone 1
Rajasthan sandstone canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (56)

Predicate Object
instanceOf building stone ⓘ
sandstone ⓘ
belongsToGeologicalAge Proterozoic ⓘ
linked to: Proterozoic Eon
canBe hand-cut ⓘ
machine-cut ⓘ
canBeFinishedAs bush-hammered ⓘ
honed ⓘ
natural cleft ⓘ
polished ⓘ
sandblasted ⓘ
countryOfOrigin India ⓘ
exportedTo East Asia ⓘ
Europe ⓘ
Middle East ⓘ
North America ⓘ
hasColor beige ⓘ
brown ⓘ
buff ⓘ
grey ⓘ
pink ⓘ
red ⓘ
warm earthy hues ⓘ
yellow ⓘ
hasProperty durable ⓘ
fine-grained ⓘ
frost-resistant ⓘ
good workability ⓘ
high compressive strength ⓘ
slip-resistant surface ⓘ
weather-resistant ⓘ
knownFor suitability for hot and dry climates ⓘ
use in traditional Rajasthani architecture ⓘ
majorQuarryRegion Bikaner district ⓘ
Bundi district ⓘ
Dholpur district ⓘ
linked to: Dholpur

Jodhpur district ⓘ
Karauli district ⓘ
Kota district ⓘ
partOf Indian dimension stone industry ⓘ
stateOfOrigin Rajasthan ⓘ
typicalTexture slightly banded ⓘ
uniform ⓘ
usedFor architectural construction ⓘ
balustrades ⓘ
building facades ⓘ
cladding ⓘ
columns ⓘ
cornices and moldings ⓘ
flooring ⓘ
heritage building restoration ⓘ
jalis ⓘ
landscaping ⓘ
monumental construction ⓘ
paving ⓘ
steps and staircases ⓘ
temple construction ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ambedkar Memorial Park → materialUsed → Rajasthan sandstone ⓘ
Jaisalmer havelis → materialUsed → Jaisalmer sandstone ⓘ
linked to: Rajasthan sandstone