General Characteristics

County (administration): Moravia-Silesian Region
District (town): Bruntál
Cadastre: Heřmanovice
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 1511, 15113
Geological region: Silesicum and Žulová massif
Technical object: mine
ID : 857

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Medieval mine with preserved workings. Example of medieval mining methods. Also wintering grounds for bats.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - crystalline complex and pre-Variscian Palaeozoic - Moravosilesian region - Silezicum
Stratigraphy: paleozoikum - devon
Subject: mining and mining impacts, zoology, economic geology
Geological phenomenon: ore mineralization
Genesis: anthropogenic (anthropogenic activity)
Rock: slate, schist

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: Technical or cultural monument
Protection of a geol. phenomenon: A - Protected Area (declared as Geological Locality)
Conflicts of interests: reclamation

References

Večeřa, J. (1991): Taponomie dolů ve Zlatých Horách. In.: Historie dolování ve Slezsku a na severní Moravě. Zlaté Hory. Zachař, Z. (1991): Současný stav hornických děl ve Zlatých Horách. In.: Historie dolování ve Slezsku a na severní Moravě. Zlaté Hory.Večeřa, J.; Večeřová, V. (2010): Historie zlatohorských dolů (History of mining in Zlaté Hory). – PINKA, 98 s. Jeseník

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Večeřa Josef, 24.11.93
Updated by: Večeřa Josef 07.04.11

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 857 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-05-04]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/857.

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