Růženina Huť
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Královéhradecký kraj
District (town):
Rychnov nad Kněžnou
Village:
Skuhrov nad Bělou
Cadastre:
Skuhrov nad Bělou
Map sheets:
14-11 Nové MÄ›sto nad MetujÃ, 14-114 Dobré
Accessibility:
no traffic restriction ( by car)
Technical object:
quarry
ID:
1051
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Large abandoned quarry exposing folded erlane. Tectonized and mineralized zone is strongly limonitized. Pyrite, pyrrhotite, chalcopyrite and some other ore minerals are present. Petrologically interesting locality.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Lugicum > Orlice-SněžnÃk crystalline complex
Stratigraphy:
Proterozoic
Subject:
petrology, mineralogy, structural geology
Geological phenomenon:
deformation fabrics, characteristic rock
Genesis:
metamorphic (general metamorphism)
Rock:
amphibolite
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered interesting geological localities
Conflicts of interests:
open cast mining
References
- Neuvedena.
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
MojmÃr Opletal, 25.11.1994
Updated by:
PlÃÅ¡ek AntonÃn, 27.01.2003, Gürtlerová Pavla, 01.08.2011
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1051 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/1051.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
minor
Educational assesment:
middle
Significance:
regional
Representativeness:
minor
Geological importance:
geo-regional value (mapping)
Excursion locality:
yes
Locality conditions:
poor
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