General Characteristics

County (administration): Moravia-Silesian Region
District (town): Bruntál
Cadastre: Mnichov pod Pradědem
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 1424, 14242
Geological region: Silesicum and Žulová massif
Technical object: guarry
ID : 2540

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Silesicum and Žulová Massif. Biotite-muscovite metagranite. Medium grained rock with slight preferred orientation. It consists mainly of plagioclase. K-feldspars are completely albitized.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - crystalline complex and pre-Variscian Palaeozoic - Moravosilesian region - Silezicum
Stratigraphy: paleozoikum - devon
Subject: petrology

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: Interesting geological localities in Protected landscape area
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas): CHKO (Protected landscape area) - Jeseníky
Conflicts of interests: without conflicts

References

Fediuková, E., Aichler, J. a kol. (2004): Vysvětlivky k základní geologické mapě České republiky 1 : 25 000 14-242 Bělá pod Pradědem

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Aichler Jaroslav, Dekanová Pavlína, 28.11.06

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 2540 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-05-06]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/2540.

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