General Characteristics

County (administration): Olomouc Region
District (town): Jeseník
Cadastre: Česká Ves
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 1422, 14224
Geological region: Silesicum and Žulová massif
Accessibility: - passable footpath
ID : 2574

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Silesicum and Žulová Massif. Alternation of several metres thick bodies of grey massiv metaquartzite and quartzose metaconglomerate with tectonically deformed clasts as large as 15 cm across. Sillimanite fibres along fissures.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - crystalline complex and pre-Variscian Palaeozoic - Moravosilesian region - Silezicum
Stratigraphy: paleozoikum - devon
Subject: geology, petrology
Geological phenomenon: characteristic rock, deformation fabrics, rock
Genesis: metamorphic (general metamorphism)
Rock: qurtzite, metaconglomerate

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

Cháb, J., red. (2004): Základní geologická mapa České republiky 1 : 25 000 s Vysvětlivkami 14-224 Jeseník. Česká geologická služba. Praha.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Dekanová Pavlína, 07.12.06
Updated by: Gürtlerová Pavla 27.04.15

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 2574 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-05-06]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/2574.

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