Gleason's Gielinor Guide

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Sandstone (1kg)

Released							23 January 2006 (Update)
Members							Yes
Quest item							No
Properties
Tradeable							Yes
Equipable							No
Stackable							No
Noteable							Yes
Options							Drop
Examine							A tiny chunk of sandstone.
Values
Value							1 coin
High alch							0 coins
Low alch							0 coins
Weight							1 kg
Grand Exchange
Exchange							4 coins (info)
Buy limit							100
Daily volume							62
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Advanced data
Item ID							6971
Link							MOID

Sandstone is an item that can only be mined from sandstone rocks, requiring level 35 Mining. Sandstone rocks can be found in the quarry south of Bandit Camp, at the Necropolis mine in the Necropolis, and at the Cape Conch mine on The Great Conch island. The first two areas are subject to desert heat, so players mining there need waterskins, the circlet of water, or the Desert amulet 4 to avoid taking damage.

Sandstone respawns quickly, so a player can mine continuously at a group of only 3-4 rocks. Thus, it can be quickly mined for fast experience. When sandstone is mined, the player randomly receives one of four possible sizes of sandstone blocks. The sandstone can be used at the Sandstorm grinder, found just west of the Quarry, to convert un-noted into buckets of sand. The amount of sand produced per sandstone varies, as larger chunks provide more sand. This comes at the cost of 50 per bucket of sand produced, and the player is required to supply their own (noted or un-noted) buckets. While using Sandstorm, it is highly recommended that players bring stamina potions or other energy restoring items, as the player will likely run out of energy when running to deposit.

Players can use 3-tick mining (3t4s) to dramatically increase sandstone yield and experience gained, though it is significantly more intensive. Buckets of sand per hour tends to range from 3000–4500 when mined normally, or 5000–6500 when using tick manipulation, depending on the player's focus and proficiency.

To increase sandstone yield, it is recommended to wear the following mining enhancers, as they have the chance to activate while mining sandstone:

Expert mining gloves guarantees one extra sandstone is obtained from the rock before it depletes.
Celestial ring and Varrock armour 2 or higher gives a 10% chance to mine an extra sandstone of the same size, and can be used together.
Mining cape gives a 5% chance to mine an extra sandstone of the same size.

See recommended equipment for more info.

Sandstone is used in the quest Enakhra's Lament to make part of Lazim's statue: 32kg for the base, and 20kg for the body. Using a chisel, sandstone can be split into smaller pieces. One 10kg block can be split into two 5kg blocks, one 5kg block can be split into two 2kg blocks and 1kg block, and one 2kg block can be split into two 1kg blocks. Attempting to use a chisel on a 1kg block displays the message This block of sandstone is too small to be worth splitting into smaller ones.

Types of sandstone

	XP	Examine text	Buckets of sand (grinder)
1 kg	30	A tiny chunk of sandstone.	1
2 kg	40	A small chunk of sandstone.	2
5 kg	50	A medium-sized chunk of sandstone.	4
10 kg	60	A large chunk of sandstone.	8

Mining chance

The chance to receive any sandstone varies from 56.5% at level 35 to 92.7% at level 99.

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Products

	Skills	XP	Materials
Bucket of sand (Sandstorm)	None	None	1 × Sandstone (1kg) 1 × Bucket 50 × Coins
Bucket of sand × 4 (Sandstorm)	None	None	1 × Sandstone (5kg) 4 × Bucket 200 × Coins
Bucket of sand × 2 (Sandstorm)	None	None	1 × Sandstone (2kg) 2 × Bucket 100 × Coins
Bucket of sand × 8 (Sandstorm)	None	None	1 × Sandstone (10kg) 8 × Bucket 400 × Coins