General Characteristics

County (administration): Olomouc Region
District (town): Šumperk
Cadastre: Šléglov
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 1424, 14241
Geological region: Orlice-Sněžník, Nové Město and Staré Město crystalline complexes
Accessibility: - entry permit for car necessary
Technical object: guarry
ID : 2591

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Orlice-Sněžník Crystalline. Abandoned larger shelf quarry where building material for military bunkers was exploited. This quarry exposes fine grained massive amphibolite, locally with macroscopic garnet crystals. Very complicated tectonic image with overthrusts and several associated fault and fracture systems.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - crystalline complex and pre-Variscian Palaeozoic - Lugicum - Orlice-Sněžník crystalline complex
Stratigraphy: paleozoikum
Subject: geology, structural geology, petrology
Geological phenomenon: characteristic rock
Genesis: metamorphic (general metamorphism)
Rock: amphibolite

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

Mixa, P. et al. (2006): Základní geologická mapa České republiky 1 : 25 000 s Vysvětlivkami 14-241 Branná. Česká geologická služba. Praha.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Pavlína Dekanová, Jaroslav Aichler, 07.12.06
Updated by: Gürtlerová Pavla 11.11.11, Kukal Zdeněk 10.10.12, Kukal Zdeněk 29.10.12, Kukal Zdeněk 11.12.17

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 2591 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-05-03]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/2591.

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