Nový Hrádek - granodiorit
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Královéhradecký kraj
District (town):
Náchod
Village:
Nový Hrádek
Cadastre:
Nový Hrádek
Map sheets:
14-11 Nové Město nad Metují, 14-112 Nový Hrádek
Accessibility:
no traffic restriction ( by car)
Technical object:
quarry
ID:
1052
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Abandoned quarry with the biotite-albite granodiorite which is medium-grained, cataclazed and strongly weathered. Interesting petrological locality.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Lugicum > Magmatites of Lugicum
Stratigraphy:
Devonian - Permian
Subject:
petrology, geology
Geological phenomenon:
outcrop
Genesis:
magmatic
Rock:
granodiorite
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered geological localities suggested for protection
Conflicts of interests:
waste disposal, open cast mining, estates
References
- Opletal, M, et al. (1980): Geologie Orlických hor.
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Mojmír Opletal, 25.11.1994
Updated by:
Pecina Vratislav, 06.06.2011, Gürtlerová Pavla, 19.08.2011
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1052 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/1052.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
medium
Educational assesment:
middle
Significance:
supraregional
Representativeness:
major
Geological importance:
geo-regional value (mapping), geoturistic value
Excursion locality:
yes
Locality conditions:
acceptable
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