General Characteristics

County (administration): Plzeň Region
District (town): Klatovy
Cadastre: Pohorsko
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 2233, 22332
Geological region: Šumava Moldanubicum - district KT; Moldanubicum of the Český les Mts.; Domažlice crystalline complex; W-Bohemian Pluton; W-Bohemian basic magmatites
Accessibility: - entry permit for car necessary
Technical object: guarry
ID : 2239

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: The Moldanubian magmatites in an active quarry, The vein of diorite porphyry transects older body of leucocratic muscovite granite. Mentioned diorite porphyry offers important material for decoration and building purposes. Pavement of Kašparské Hory and Sušice towns is constructed of this stone. Although advanced biotitizing process, this diorite porphyry sustains its rock strength.Rock forming minerals are represented by labradorite, biotite, chlorite and ilmenite.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - crystalline complex and pre-Variscian Palaeozoic - Moldanubicum - Magmatites in Moldanubicum
Stratigraphy: variské (hercynské) stáří vyvřelin
Subject: petrology, economic geology
Geological phenomenon: characteristic rock
Genesis: magmatic
Rock: porphyry

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: Registered interesting geological localities
Protection of a geol. phenomenon: C - Geological phenomenon is the reason for a registration in the database of CGS
Conflicts of interests: without conflicts

References

Babůrek J. a kolektiv autorů, 2001: Vysvětlivky k základní geologické mapě ČR v měřítku 1 : 25 000 list 22332 Kašperské Hory.- Český geologický ústav Praha.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Babůrek Jiří, 15.06.04
Updated by: Plíšek Antonín 24.01.05, Gürtlerová Pavla 12.12.12, Kukal Zdeněk 12.09.17

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 2239 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-26]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/2239.

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