General Characteristics

County (administration): Karlovy Vary Region
District (town): Cheb
Cadastre: Prameny, Sítiny
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 1141, 11411
Geological region: Teplá, Tachov, Smrčiny, Svatava, Cheb-Dyleň a Slavkov crystalline complexes, Thüringen - Vogtland Palaeozoic; Karlovy Vary Massif (SE part)
Accessibility: - passable footpath
ID : 2404

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: The territory of the nature reserve is situated at SW part of the "Vlčí hřbet" serpentinite body. Groups of small exposures are scattered at the height 882.9 m. Abuntant occurences of green radiating actinolite up to 15 cm long (in some cases the rock should be known as actinolitite). Also occurrences of abundant blocks of opals.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - crystalline complex and pre-Variscian Palaeozoic - Mariánské Lázně complex
Stratigraphy: proterozoikum
Subject: lithology, mineralogy
Geological phenomenon: outcrop, characteristic rock
Genesis: metamorphic (general metamorphism)
Rock: serpentinite, chlorite schist

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: Nature reserve in Protected landscape area
Additional information: See the Digital register of the Agency for Nature Conservation and Landscape Protection of the Czech Republic AOPK ČR
Protection of a geol. phenomenon: A - Protected Area (geology is important aspect of Biological declared Locality )
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas): CHKO (Protected landscape area) - Slavkovský les
Part of the Geopark: Egeria
Conflicts of interests: without conflicts

References

Zahradnický J., Mackovčin P. a kol.(2005): Plzeňsko a Karlovarsko. In: Mackovčin P. a Sedláček M.(eds.): Chráněná území ČR, svazek XI. Agentura ochrany přírody a krajiny ČR a EkoCentrum Brno, str.539 Praha.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Jirková Pavlína, 26.05.09
Updated by: Žáček Vladimír 14.06.10

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 2404 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-26]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/2404.

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