Until the 1960s, the so-called "Black Chalk of Vehrte" was mined in the black chalk pit and used primarily for paint production. Dried and ground into powder, it was exported to destinations as far afield as the USA.

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The pit was once used to mine what was known as "black chalk." You can still learn about its history there today, as the black rock isn't actually chalk at all, but oil shale that formed over millions of years.

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