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Měděnec

General Characteristics

County (administration): Ústí nad Labem Region
District (town): Chomutov
Cadastre: Měděnec
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 0144, 01443
Geological region: Krušné hory Mts. crystalline complex; Karlovy Vary Massif (SW part)
Accessibility: - no traffic restriction ( by car)
Technical object: mine, gallery, old mine workings, collapse sink, prospection hole
Excursion locality: yes
ID : 325

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Hill formed of a skarn body erosionally isolated from less competent micaschists. Many traces of old mining. This skarn consists of Fe-rich pyroxene, quartz and cabonate, ore minerals are represented by magnetite, chalcopyrite, pyrite and some galenite. Many secondary minerals formed by a hydrothermal activity. Very interesting geological locality, showing also old mineral exploitation in this area.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - crystalline complex and pre-Variscian Palaeozoic - Saxothuringicum - Krušné hory and Smrčiny crystalline complexes
Stratigraphy: proterozoikum
Subject: geomorphology, mineralogy, mining and mining impacts, geology, economic geology
Geological phenomenon: ore mineralization, characteristic rock, mineral, outcrop
Genesis: metamorphic (general metamorphism), hydrothermal mineralization
Rock: skarn

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: Registered geological localities suggested for protection
Protection of a geol. phenomenon: B - Geological phenomenon is the reason for a recommendation to the protection
Conflicts of interests: without conflicts

References

Astor, E. (1992): Erzgebirge. Meyers Naturführer. - Meyers Lexikonverlag. - Mannheim - Leipzig - Wien - Zürich. 166 str.; Sattran, V. et al. (1961): Vysvětlivky k listu M-33-51-c Vejprty. - MS ÚÚG. Praha.; Bílek, J., Jangl, L., Urban, J. (1976): Dějiny hornictví na Chomutovsku, Vlastivědné muzeum, Chomutov, 191 s.; Nagy, Z. a Bohdálek, P. (1996): Hornicko-geologický park Měděnec - unikátní historické báňské dílo Mědník In: Hornická Příbram ve vědě a technice. Sekce T, Tradice a historické památky českého hornictví, Příbram, s. 1-4, T 11.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Stýblo Waldemar, 11.11.94
Updated by: Mlčoch Bedřich 08.10.09, Vajskebrová Markéta 05.05.23

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 325 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-03-29]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/325.

Location in map:

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Pohled z Měděnce k jihu. V pozadí Klínovec a Fichtelberg., Pavla Gürtlerová, 2011
Vrchol Měděnce s rotundou, Pavla Gürtlerová, 2011
Pohled z Měděnce na Doupovské hory., Pavla Gürtlerová, 2011
Vstup do štoly na j. svahu Mědníku - zbytky po dobývání Cu rud, Pavla Gürtlerová, 2011


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