General Characteristics

County (administration): Plzeň Region
District (town): Klatovy
Cadastre: Horská Kvilda
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 2233, 22334
Geological region: Šumava Moldanubicum - district KT; Moldanubicum of the Český les Mts.; Domažlice crystalline complex; W-Bohemian Pluton; W-Bohemian basic magmatites
Accessibility: - no traffic restriction ( by car)
ID : 2625

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Moldanubicum, metamorphic units, Quaternary, Šumava Mts. Numerous relics, mainly hummocks, after gold washing. The oldest workings are possibly Celtic and can be found higher than 1100 m a.s.l.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - superficial deposits and post-Variscian magmatites - Quaternary
Stratigraphy: kenozoikum - kvartér
Subject: archeology, mining and mining impacts
Geological phenomenon: flood plaine
Genesis: anthropogenic (anthropogenic activity)
Rock: sand, gravel

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: Interesting geological localities in National park
Protection of a geol. phenomenon: C - Geological phenomenon is the reason for a registration in the database of CGS
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas): NP (National park) - Šumava
Conflicts of interests: without conflicts

References

Žáček V. et al. (2005): Vysvětlivky k základní geologické mapě ČR 1:25 000, list 22-334 Kvilda, - MS, ČGS

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Žáček Vladimír, 17.01.07
Updated by: Gürtlerová Pavla 17.01.11, Kukal Zdeněk 17.11.12

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 2625 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-05-04]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/2625.

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