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LeithakalkLeitha 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 (Müllendorf in Burgenland).
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