General Characteristics

County (administration): Olomouc Region
District (town): Šumperk
Cadastre: Lipinka
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 1444, 14441
Geological region: Silesicum and Žulová massif
Technical object: guarry
ID : 912

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Abandoned quarry exposing a section of the Úsov Formation. Metavolcanites, metatuffs with metasediments occur here. Petrologically interesting locality.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - crystalline complex and pre-Variscian Palaeozoic - Moravosilesian region - Silezicum
Stratigraphy: paleozoikum - devon
Subject: stratigraphy, petrology, mineralogy
Geological phenomenon: outcrop
Genesis: metamorphic (general metamorphism)
Rock: metatuff

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: Registered geological localities suggested for protection
Protection of a geol. phenomenon: B - Geological phenomenon is the reason for a recommendation to the protection
Conflicts of interests: waste disposal

References

Koverdynský, B. (1970): Geologické poměry a problematika devonu v jižní části desenské klenby. - Kandidátská disertační práce MS ČGU Praha. Melka, R. - Vybíral, J. (1977): Geologická stavba ložisek železných rud v Hornomoravském úvalu a mineralogie jejich fylosilikátů. - Sbor. geol. věd, geol., 18, 7-87. Praha.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Koverdynský Bohdan, 01.12.93
Updated by: Pecina Vratislav 06.06.11

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 912 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-05-04]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/912.

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