Weißwasser, Unterlaussa, Laussatal, Windischgarsten, Oberösterreich, Österreich
Uraniferous bauxite deposits, worked until 1964 with a production of 20,000 tons per year. Total production was about 260,000 tons. Individual mines are located NW and W of Weißwasser, about 15 km ENE of Windischgarsten.
Ref.:
Ruttner, A. (1954): Gefügestudien im Bereich des Bauxitbergbaues Unterlaussa (südliche Weyerer Bögen). Tschermaks mineralogische und petrographische Mitteilungen, 4, 145-158.
Ruttner, A. & Woletz, G. (1955): Die Gosau von Weißwasser bei Unterlaussa. Tektonische und mineralogische Untersuchungen. Mitteilungen der Österreichischen Geologischen Gesellschaft, 48, 221-256 (R. v. Klebelsberg-Festschrift der Geologischen Gesellschaft in Wien). This paper is free online available:
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