General Characteristics

County (administration): Olomouc Region
District (town): Šumperk
Cadastre: Staré Město p.Kralickým Sněžníkem
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 1423, 14232
Geological region: Orlice-Sněžník, Nové Město and Staré Město crystalline complexes
Accessibility: - access without footpath
Technical object: mine
ID : 613

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Medieval mine where gold and polymetals were exploited. Mineralization is associated with veins in the fracture zone. Veins cut blastomylonitic micaschists. Gangue thickness is 25 cm, ore minerals represented by chalcopyrite, galenite and sphalerite. Mineralogically important locality.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - crystalline complex and pre-Variscian Palaeozoic - Lugicum - Orlice-Sněžník crystalline complex
Stratigraphy: paleozoikum
Subject: mining and mining impacts, structural geology, economic geology
Geological phenomenon: ore mineralization
Genesis: hydrothermal mineralization
Rock: 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: without conflicts

References

Skácel J.(1979): Tektonické plochy na styku východních a středních Sudet.-Sbor.prací Univ.Palackého,Geol.-Geogr.,62,17,97-106.Olomouc. Skácel J.(1988): Rudné hornictví v okolí Starého Města.-Vlastivěd.Sbor.Severní Morava,55,47-51,Šumperk. Skácel J.,Pecina V.(1990): Staré báňské práce na drahé a barevné kovy u Starého Města p.Sněžníkem.-Čas.Mineral.Geol.,35,2,203-208.Praha.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Pecina Vratislav, 26.11.93
Updated by: Večeřa Josef 23.05.11

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 613 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-20]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/613.

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