Аннотация:Analysis of polished sections of sandstones with the use of digital micrographs was carried out. The indices of connectivity and self-similarity of structure of various types of sandstones, including kerogen-containing rock, are estimated. Examples of the distributions of acoustic activity arising during laboratory tests of these materials under conditions of one- axis deformation are considered. It is shown that the character of the distributions of acoustic activity is related to the structural features of the samples, the parameters of which are characterized by the results of microphotographic analyzes. This makes it possible to evaluate the change in the structure of the test sample at various stages of its stress-strain state.