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General Characteristics

County (administration): Hradec Králové Region
District (town): Trutnov
Cadastre: Labská
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 0341, 03412
Geological region: Lužice Pluton and Krkonoše-Jizera Massif; Krkonoše-Jizera crystalline complex
Accessibility: - access without footpath
ID : 3144

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: The Krkonoše-Jizera Crystalline. Important topographic point called the Harrach Rock. It consists of a greenish chloritic muscovitic mica schist with folded layers of quartz and metaquartzite. According to microscopic observations tuffitic sandstone can be considered as mica schist protolith.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - crystalline complex and pre-Variscian Palaeozoic - Lugicum - Krkonoše-Jizerské hory Mts.crystalline complex
Stratigraphy: paleozoikum
Subject: lithology, petrology, structural geology
Geological phenomenon: tor, fold
Genesis: metamorphic (general metamorphism)
Rock: mica schist

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
Conflicts of interests: without conflicts

References

Rejchrt, M., red. (v tisku): Základní geologická mapa České republiky 1 : 25 000 s Vysvětlivkami 1 : 25 000 03-412 Špindlerův Mlýn. Česká geologická služba. Praha.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Jirková Pavlína, 24.03.09

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 3144 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-05-07]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/3144.

Location in map:

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Jde o typický, kolem 10 m vysoký mrazový srub, vzniklý kryogenním zvětráváním krystalických břidlic krkonošsko-jizerského krystalinika, zejména zvrásněného chlorit-muskovitického svoru, prostoupeného křemennými žílami. , Jan Vítek, 2014


(C) 2003-2012 ČGS, verse aplikace 1.21 [3.2.2016]