General Characteristics

County (administration): Olomouc Region
District (town): Jeseník
Cadastre: Bílá Voda
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 0443, 04434
Geological region: Orlice-Sněžník, Nové Město and Staré Město crystalline complexes
Technical object: guarry
Excursion locality: yes
ID : 590

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Active quarries in crystalline dolomitic limestone. Its occurrences are limited by faults. They form a body in phyllonitised micaschists. Petrologically interesting oucrop.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - crystalline complex and pre-Variscian Palaeozoic - Lugicum - Orlice-Sněžník crystalline complex
Stratigraphy: paleozoikum
Subject: economic geology, petrology
Geological phenomenon: outcrop
Genesis: metamorphic (general metamorphism)
Rock: limestone, dolomite, mica schist

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: waste disposal

References

Skácel, J.-Vosyka, S./1959/: Přehled geologie Rychlebských hor.-in:Rychlebské hory, Sborník prací o přír.poměrech. Publik.Slez.stud.ústavu v Opavě sv.30,9-45, Kraj.naklad.v Ostravě.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Skácel Jaroslav, 14.01.94
Updated by: Pecina Vratislav 02.06.11

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 590 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-25]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/590.

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