Austria
Sand Origin
Large Sandpit next to the city of Melk The geologist sand collector informs that the sand if of Linz-Melk-Formation of lowermost Miocene age.
Random Sand Fact
Can the right sand determine whether an old building is restored correctly?
In Austria, the Federal Monuments Authority has built an archive of sands from across the country. Grain size, colour and mineral composition are analysed and kept as reference material.
When historic plaster or imitation stone needs to be recreated, conservators can compare the original material with the sand samples and find a close match.
