General Characteristics

County (administration): Olomouc Region
District (town): Jeseník
Cadastre: Vlčice
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 1422, 14221
Geological region: Orlice-Sněžník, Nové Město and Staré Město crystalline complexes
Accessibility: - entry permit for car necessary
Technical object: guarry
Excursion locality: yes
ID : 603

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Abandoned quarry with gabbro rock. The only occurrence of unmetamorphosed gabbo in the Rychleby Mts. Petrologically significant locality.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - crystalline complex and pre-Variscian Palaeozoic - Lugicum - Orlice-Sněžník crystalline complex
Stratigraphy: paleozoikum
Subject: petrology, mineralogy, mining and mining impacts
Geological phenomenon: outcrop
Genesis: tectonic
Rock: gabbro, amphibolite, peridotite

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: without conflicts

References

Kruťa, T. (1973): Slezské nerosty a jejich literatura. - Moravské museum v Brně. Němec, Fr., Němcová, J. (1977): Beitrag zur Petrographie der ultrabasischen und basischen Gesteine im Rychlebské hory. - Acta UP Palack. Olomucensis, Fac. R. Nat., T. 54, GE-GE XVI, 86-115, Stát. Pedagog. nakl. v Praze.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Skácel Jaroslav, 30.11.93
Updated by: Pecina Vratislav 02.06.11, Gürtlerová Pavla 28.06.11

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 603 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-29]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/603.

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