General Characteristics

County (administration): Olomouc Region
District (town): Jeseník
Cadastre: Žulová
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 1422, 14223
Geological region: Silesicum and Žulová massif
Accessibility: - no traffic restriction ( by car)
ID : 800

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Natural outcrop. Pegmatite dyke with well developed core. Lens-like development in the Žulová granite. Pegmatite contains quartz crystals as large as 10 cm across. Mineralogically interesting locality.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - crystalline complex and pre-Variscian Palaeozoic - Moravosilesian region - Silezicum
Stratigraphy: paleozoikum - devon
Subject: mineralogy, petrology
Geological phenomenon: outcrop, mineral
Genesis: magmatic
Rock: quartz vein, pegmatite, granite

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: collection

References

Albrechtová, E., Klement, K., Skácel, J. (1970): Křišťály u Žulové. - Čas. Vlast. Spol. Muz. Olomouc 60/1970, č. 1, 13-16. Olomouc. Kruťa, J. (1973): Slezské nerosty a jejich literatura. - Moravské Muzeum, 415 stran. Brno. Skácel, J. (1968): Oblastní surovinová studie Jeseníky. - MS Geologický průzkum Ostrava.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Večeřa Josef, 24.11.93
Updated by: Pecina Vratislav 06.06.11

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 800 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-25]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/800.

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