General Characteristics

County (administration): Olomouc Region
District (town): Šumperk
Cadastre: Staré Město p.Sněž.
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 1423, 14232
Geological region: Orlice-Sněžník, Nové Město and Staré Město crystalline complexes
Technical object: old mine workings, collapse sink, prospection hole
Excursion locality: yes
ID : 612

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Pits after gold washing in stream channel sediments and also in terrace deposits. Also old mine works, traces of gold exploitation. Historically significant locality.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - superficial deposits and post-Variscian magmatites - Quaternary - Quaternary of denudation areas of Bohemian Massif
Stratigraphy: kenozoikum - kvartér - holocén
Subject: mining and mining impacts, mineralogy, economic geology
Geological phenomenon: river terrace, fluvial terrace
Genesis: anthropogenic (anthropogenic activity)
Rock: gravel-sand

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: waste disposal, reclamation

References

Buhl,G./1938/: Die Geschichte des Bergbaues im Mährisch-Altstädter Bezirk.-Bergland-Bezirkbücher, 3.Zábřeh na Mor. Skácel,J./1988/: Rudné hornictví v okolí Starého Města.-Severní Morava. Vlastivědný sborník,sv.55,47-51,Šumperk.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Skácel Jaroslav, 07.01.94
Updated by: Večeřa Josef 07.04.11

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 612 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-05-07]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/612.

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