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Leitha Limestone

Geological formation in Central Europe From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Leitha Limestone
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The Leitha Limestone is a geologic formation in Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland. It preserves fossils dated to the Middle to Late Miocene period.

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The type locality is the Leitha Mountains in Austria. The limestone from here was used extensively for buildings and utilised by the sculptors in Vienna, Bratislava, Sopron and other cities.

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Various fossils have been found in the formation:[1]

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