As　the　by-product　generated　during　the　production　of　manufactured　sands,　stone　powder　is　urgent　to　be　utilized　due　to　the　high　disposal　cost　and　environmental　pollution.　The　main　objective　of　the　research　is　to　clarify　the　viability　of　stone　powders　as　partial　replacement　of　cementitious　materials　for　a　value-added　recycling.　The　paste　and　mortar　samples　incorporating　limestone,　granite,　tuff　and　quartzite　powders　with　different　fineness　were　prepared,　whose　properties　including　setting　time,　compressive　strength,　dry　shrinkage,　pore　structure　and　hydration　process　were　studied.　The　results　showed　that　the　limestone　and　tuff　powders　shorten　the　setting　time,　while　the　granite　and　quartzite　powders　prolong　the　setting　time　of　the　blended　pastes.　The　compressive　strength　of　the　mortars　blended　with　quartzite　powder　was　notably　improved　with　the　increase　of　the　specific　surface　area　of　stone　powders.　Stone　powders　with　different　specific　surface　areas　could　potentially　decrease　the　dry　shrinkage　of　the　blended　mortars.　Increasing　the　fineness　of　stone　powder　could　reduce　the　proportion　of　harmful　pores　in　cement　paste.　The　peak　reaction　rate　and　72　h　heat　release　were　improved　obviously　when　the　specific　surface　areas　of　limestone,　granite　and　quartzite　powder　were　about　500　m2/kg　and　was　about　700　m2/kg　for　tuff　powder.　©　2021　Elsevier　Ltd