General Characteristics

County (administration): Plzeň Region
District (town): Domažlice
Cadastre: Chodov
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 2123, 21234
Geological region: Šumava Moldanubicum - district KT; Moldanubicum of the Český les Mts.; Domažlice crystalline complex; W-Bohemian Pluton; W-Bohemian basic magmatites
Accessibility: - no traffic restriction ( by car)
Technical object: guarry
Excursion locality: yes
ID : 452

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Abandoned quarry in quartzose rocks of the Bohemian Quartz Dyke. This structure forms a boundary between two tectonic units. The rock is of several generations, quartz is brecciated in places, sometimes contains lenses of crystalline minerals. Pinkish quartz colour is typical for this locality.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - crystalline complex and pre-Variscian Palaeozoic - Moldanubicum - Magmatites in Moldanubicum
Stratigraphy: variské (hercynské) stáří vyvřelin
Subject: mineralogy, geology, economic geology
Geological phenomenon: vein
Genesis: magmatic
Rock: quartz vein

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) - Český les
Conflicts of interests: without conflicts

References

Vejnar Z. (1977): Vysvětlivky k základní geologické mapě ČSSR 1: 25 000, list 21-234 Domažlice,-64p.,Knihovna ÚÚG, Praha.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Babůrek Jiří, 23.09.93
Updated by: Gürtlerová Pavla 17.08.10

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 452 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-05-07]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/452.

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