| Leitha Limestone | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Mid-Late Miocene (Badenian) ~ | |
 Old quarry in Fertőrákos | |
| Type | Formation |
| Unit of | Baden Group |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Limestone |
| Location | |
| Country | Austria Czech Republic Hungary Poland |
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.