General Characteristics

County (administration): Olomouc Region
District (town): Šumperk
Cadastre: Sobotín
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 1442, 14421
Geological region: Silesicum and Žulová massif
Accessibility: - access without footpath
Technical object: guarry
Excursion locality: yes
ID : 902

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Abandoned open pit mine in metamorphosed ultrabasic rocks. They occur in the Sobotín amfibolite complex of the Devonian age. Aggregates of talc, chlorite, actinolite, dolomite and apatite are typical for this locality. Mineralogically and petrologically significant locality.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - crystalline complex and pre-Variscian Palaeozoic - Moravosilesian region - Silezicum
Stratigraphy: paleozoikum - devon
Subject: mineralogy, petrology, economic geology
Geological phenomenon: outcrop, characteristic rock, mineral
Genesis: metamorphic (general metamorphism)
Rock: amphibolite, chlorite schist

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: Nature monument in Protected landscape area
Additional information: See the Digital register of the Agency for Nature Conservation and Landscape Protection of the Czech Republic AOPK ČR
Protection of a geol. phenomenon: A - Protected Area (declared as Geological Locality)
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas): CHKO (Protected landscape area) - Jeseníky
Conflicts of interests: collection, waste disposal

References

Burkart, E. (1953): Moravské nerosty a jejich literatura. - ČSAV Praha. Kretschmer, F. (1911): Das metamorphe Diorit und Gabbromassiv in der Umgebung von Zoptau (Maren) -Jahrb. d. geol. Reichanstalt, 61, 51-180. Berlin. Kruťa, T. et al. (1968): Die Mineralienparagenese in dem mittleren Teile des Altvatergebirges (Hrubý Jeseník, Hohes Gesenke, ČSSR). - Čas. Mor. Muz., přír., 53, 5-80. Brno. Smrčina. Rezervační kniha, Správa CHKO Malá Morávka.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Aichler Jaroslav, 26.11.93
Updated by: Pecina Vratislav 02.06.11

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 902 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-05-08]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/902.

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