Sandstone

Sandstone

Sandstone is a composite of relatively soft sedimentary rock. It is useful as a Construction Material.

Type

Raw Mineral

at 926.85 °C / 1700.33 °F melts into

Magma (SHC: 1)

Specific Heat Capacity

0.8 $\frac{\text{DTU}}{\text{g}{}^{\circ }\text{C}}$ / 0.44 $\frac{\text{DTU}}{\text{g}{}^{\circ }\text{F}}$

Thermal Conductivity

2.9 $\frac{\text{DTU}}{\text{m}\text{s}{}^{\circ }\text{C}}$ / 1.61 $\frac{\text{DTU}}{\text{m}\text{s}{}^{\circ }\text{F}}$

Hardness

10 (Soft)

Strength

0.5

Light Absorption Factor

100%

Radiation Absorption Factor

70%

Molar Mass

50 $\frac{\text{g}}{\text{mol}}$

Default Mass

1000 kg

Max Mass

1840 kg

Properties

Solid, Plumbable, Crushable, General Buildable

Code

elementId

SandStone

localizationID

STRINGS.ELEMENTS.SANDSTONE.NAME

Sandstone is a Mineral that exists predominantly in the Temperate Biome.

Sandstone makes up a huge proportion of all natural blocks in the Temperate Biome and is present in smaller quantities in other biomes. Sandstone blocks closest to the Printing Pod come in 700 kg and 1840 kg and range from 600 kg to 1200 kg elsewhere. It has a hardness of 10 (Soft), making it as easy to dig as sand, but this also makes it a poor material to hold large quantities of water. Its low heat capacity and relatively high thermal conductivity makes it a poor insulator against higher temperatures. Additionally, Sandstone carries a +10% Decor bonus for buildings built with it.

Usage

Due to its ease of access and availability, Sandstone is a very convenient and reliable source of building material and is very likely to be the first construction material to be used in the start of a new game. Its 10% Decor bonus can be beneficial for buildings such as paintings and sculptures, though note that Granite is a better choice that gives a +20% bonus.

Sandstone's very low hardness translates to a tendency to break under high pressures, which will lead to leaks. This can sometimes be circumvented by building Tiles two spaces thick, but in general it's better to use a harder material to store large volumes of liquids.

Rock Crusher can break Sandstone into Sand . 100 kg Sandstone = 100 kg Sand.

Hatches can eat Sandstone and excrete Coal .

Production

It can be harvested on rocket missions to renewable Space POIs:

• In Sandy Ore Fields at a rate of 216 – 648 kg per cycle.