General Characteristics

County (administration): Hradec Králové Region
District (town): Trutnov
Cadastre: Hořejší Vrchlabí
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 0341, 03414
Geological region: Lužice Pluton and Krkonoše-Jizera Massif; Krkonoše-Jizera crystalline complex
Accessibility: - no traffic restriction ( by car)
ID : 3584

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: This locality consists of rocky ouitcrops in a road cut. The outcrop series displays an alternation of mica schists and geen schists. The mica schists consist of muscovite, chlorite and numerous veinets filled by an secretional quartz. The green schists are mechanically disintegrated up to small plates. This locality belongs to the Krkonoše-Jizera Crystalline.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - crystalline complex and pre-Variscian Palaeozoic - Lugicum - Krkonoše-Jizerské hory Mts.crystalline complex
Stratigraphy: paleozoikum
Subject: geology, petrology
Geological phenomenon: characteristic rock
Genesis: metamorphic (general metamorphism)
Rock: mica schist, greenschist

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: road construction

References

Prouza V. et al. (2012): Základní geologická mapa České republiky 1: 25 000 s Vysvětlivkami , list 03 – 414 Vrchlabí. Česká geologická služba. Praha.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Schovánek Pavel, 25.10.12
Updated by: Kukal Zdeněk 18.09.17

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 3584 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-05-09]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/3584.

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