General Characteristics

County (administration): Hradec Králové Region
District (town): Náchod
Cadastre: Nový Hrádek
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 1411, 14112
Geological region: Orlice-Sněžník, Nové Město and Staré Město crystalline complexes
Accessibility: - no traffic restriction ( by car)
Technical object: guarry
Excursion locality: yes
ID : 1052

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Abandoned quarry with the biotite-albite granodiorite which is medium-grained, cataclazed and strongly weathered. Interesting petrological locality.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - crystalline complex and pre-Variscian Palaeozoic - Lugicum - Magmatites of Lugicum
Stratigraphy: variské (hercynské) stáří vyvřelin
Subject: petrology, geology
Geological phenomenon: outcrop
Genesis: magmatic
Rock: granodiorite

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: Registered geological localities suggested for protection
Protection of a geol. phenomenon: B - Geological phenomenon is the reason for a recommendation to the protection
Conflicts of interests: open cast mining, estates, waste disposal

References

Opletal, M, et al. (1980): Geologie Orlických hor.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Opletal Mojmír, 25.11.94
Updated by: Pecina Vratislav 06.06.11, Gürtlerová Pavla 19.08.11

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1052 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-25]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/1052.

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