!!!Leithakalk

Leitha Limestone: limestone and calcareous sandstone, rich in fossils, 
deposited on the edges of the Vienna and Graz Basins in the early 
Tertiary period, from the Roman period a popular material for 
buildings, used for many large buildings in Vienna and Graz. Quarries 
in Burgenland: Kaisersteinbruch, Loretto, St. Margarethen; in Styria: 
Aflenz near Leibnitz, Wildon; in Mannersdorf (Lower Austria) large 
cement factory. Chalk is made out of pure Leitha limestone 
(Muellendorf in Burgenland).


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