In the Ediacaran age, Jodhpur Sandstone has been used for the construction of many buildings in north India.
The Jodhpur sandstone documents some of the earliest life forms that arose on Earth-like ginormous algal fossils, stromatolites and Ichonfossils (Ichonfossils are like tracks of a car’s tyre, using these we can come to know what kind of life forms were roaming around 600 million years ago), some of these precious fossils still remain unidentified and could be destroyed is the people involved in mining the sandstone are not told about this. These fossils could help Geologists decipher the evolution of life before the Cambrian explosion on the Indian subcontinent.
Sandstones are mostly made up of quartz, i.e. SiO2.
This sandstone manifests a range of colours from creamy pink to red and dark brown which is directly proportional to the amount of Iron oxide present in it.
This stone is quarried from Marwar near Jodhpur City
The Jodhpur Sandstone has been used in the past to build temples which still stand today and still continue to be used today for the construction of buildings such as educational institutions, government offices, medical facilities, 5 Star hotels etc.
In the Ediacaran age, Jodhpur Sandstone has been used for the construction of many buildings in north India.
The Jodhpur sandstone documents some of the earliest life forms that arose on Earth, like ginormous algal fossils, stromatolites and ichnofossils (Ichonfossils are like tracks of a car’s tyre. Using these, we can come to know what kind of life forms were roaming around 600 million years ago). Some of these precious fossils still remain unidentified and could be destroyed if the people involved in mining the sandstone are not told about this. These fossils could help geologists decipher the evolution of life before the Cambrian explosion on the Indian subcontinent.
Sandstones are mostly made up of Quartz i.e. SiO2.
This sandstone manifests a range of colours from creamy pink to red and dark brown which is directly proportional to the amount of Iron oxide present in it.
This stone is quarried from Marwar near Jodhpur City
The Jodhpur Sandstone has been used in the past to build temples which still stand today and still continue to be used today for the construction of buildings such as educational institutions, government offices, medical facilities, 5 Star hotels etc.
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