Rajasthan sandstone
Hard, close-grained sandstone with through-body colour that does not fade — sourced from Mandana, processed at our unit or brought in through yards we trust, cut to your setting-out.
The material
Mandana is a hard, close-grained natural sandstone quarried at Mandana in Kota district, roughly thirty kilometres from our unit. It is considerably denser than most Indian sandstones, and that density is why it survives outdoors where softer, shale-heavy stones spall and delaminate.
Its defining property is that the colour goes all the way through the body. A chip, a saw cut, a drilled anchor hole — all show the same red or brown as the face. There is no surface skin to wear off, and it does not fade under sun. For exterior paving, cladding and heritage restoration, that is worth a great deal.
Being silica-based rather than calcareous, Mandana is also far more acid-tolerant than a limestone. It shrugs off the cleaners that would etch a polished Kota floor, which makes it the more practical specification in kitchens, industrial areas and anywhere the maintenance regime cannot be guaranteed.
One stone, finished four ways — Red Mandana as it comes off the bed, honed to a soft matte, mirror polished to a full gloss, and diamond polished in random slabs and 22″ × 22″ squares.
The range
The Rajasthan red sandstone. Saturated brick red.
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Ground flat to a soft matte. Soft rose to dusty pink-mauve.
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Full gloss, full slab. Deep warm red-brown under polish.
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Anything on this list is routine. Anything not on it, send us the drawing — almost everything is cuttable.
| Size (metric) | Size (imperial) | Thickness | Typical use |
|---|---|---|---|
| 610 × 610 mm | 2′ × 2′ | 20, 25, 30, 40 mm | General flooring, courtyards |
| 610 × 305 mm | 2′ × 1′ | 20, 25, 30 mm | Corridors, treads, borders |
| 305 × 305 mm | 1′ × 1′ | 18, 20, 25 mm | Bathrooms, small areas, cladding |
| 914 × 610 mm | 3′ × 2′ | 25, 30, 40 mm | Large-format interior floors |
| 1220 × 610 mm | 4′ × 2′ | 30, 40, 50 mm | Lobbies, plazas, feature floors |
| Random slabs | Bed-run lengths | 25 – 60 mm | Paving, cladding, cut-to-size stock |
| Cut to size | Any module on drawing | 15 – 60 mm | Treads, risers, sills, copings, counters |
| Cobbles & setts | 100×100, 100×200 mm | 40 – 60 mm | Driveways, paths, ramps |
Dimensions are nominal. Calibrated material is held to ±1 mm on thickness; cut-to-size work to ±1 mm on length and width.
From the yard
Every slab that goes out gets carried, not dropped — three men to a piece, walked flat from the stack to the truck. That is deliberate: a Mandana slab this size chips at the corner if it is dragged or dropped, and a chipped corner on an elevation stone is a rejection at site, not a small thing.
This is our own yard at Amarpura, our own crew, on an ordinary loading day — not a demo staged for the camera.
Kota or Mandana?
They overlap, but not entirely. The short version is that Kota is the harder-wearing floor and Mandana is the more weather- and chemical-stable exterior material.
Questions
Mandana is a hard, fine-grained red sandstone quarried at Mandana, barely thirty kilometres from our unit. Its colour runs right through the stone rather than sitting on the surface, so it does not fade, which is why it has been the Rajasthan elevation and temple stone for centuries.
Yes — it is one of the better Indian stones outdoors. It is dense, it holds its colour in sun, and it takes weather well. Use it natural, honed or sandblasted outside; keep the mirror and diamond polish for interior work where the gloss will survive and grip does not matter.
Natural, honed, mirror polish and diamond polish, in random slabs and 22″ × 22″ squares. Honed gives a soft matte that shows the pink-red tone without shine; mirror polish takes it to full gloss and deepens the colour substantially.
Only if we plan for it. Mandana varies bed to bed, so a second delivery cut months later from different stock will not match — and on an elevation that is a visible problem you cannot fix. Tell us the total quantity at the start and we will cut and reserve from one bed.
Finishes
Twelve surface treatments, from the raw quarry face to a full mirror polish — see the finishes page for which ones run on which colour.
Next step
We quote ex-yard Ramganjmandi or delivered to your site anywhere in India. Physical samples dispatched on request.
Welcome to the Star Group family. Every piece here is personally checked and sorted by us before it leaves Ramganjmandi.