General Characteristics
County (administration): Olomouc Region
District (town): Jeseník
Cadastre: Žulová
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 1422, 14221
Geological region: Silesicum and Žulová massif
Technical object: guarry
Excursion locality: yes
ID : 802
Geology
Short characteristics of the site: Abandoned quarry exposing a contact between granite and crystalline limestone. This granite belongs to the main intrusion of the Žulová Massif, whereas crystalline limestone represents relics of the granite mantle. Petrologically significant locality.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - crystalline complex and pre-Variscian Palaeozoic - Moravosilesian region - Silezicum
Stratigraphy: paleozoikum - devon
Subject: petrology, mineralogy
Geological phenomenon: mineral
Genesis: metamorphic (contact metamorphism)
Rock: marble, dolomite, 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: without conflicts
References
Kruťa, J. (1973): Slezské nerosty a jejich literatura. - Moravské Muzeum, 415 stran. Brno. Rybák, J. (1972): Asociace minerálů z kontaktních výskytů v okolí Žulové. - Diplomová práce MS PřF UJEP. Brno. Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by: Jedlička Jaromír, 02.11.93
Citation
The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 802 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-03-29]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/802. Location in map:
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