Hájek u Hroznětína
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Karlovarský kraj
District (town):
Karlovy Vary
Village:
Hroznětín
Cadastre:
Hroznětín
Map sheets:
11-21 Karlovy Vary, 11-214 Karlovy Vary
Accessibility:
no traffic restriction ( by car)
Technical object:
mine, guarry
ID:
1264
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Open pit with kaoline exploitation. Tertiary Sokolov Basin, sedimentary fill of this basin consists of Oligocene up to Miocene deposits (mainly sands, clays, coal seams and volcaniclastic sediments).
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Tertiary > Basins under Krušné hory Mts.and adjoining volcanic uplands
Stratigraphy:
Tertiary
Subject:
economic geology, mining and mining impacts, geology, stratigraphy
Geological phenomenon:
bed, ore mineralization
Genesis:
weathering , sedimentary
Rock:
kaolin, bentonite, sandstone, claystone
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered interesting geological localities
Part of national geopark:
Egeria
Conflicts of interests:
reclamation, waste disposal
References
- Táborský Z., 1997: Challenges to chemical geology ´97. - Field Trip Guide, 1997, str. 20-21, ČGÚ. Praha
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Jiřina Dašková, 23.11.2001
Updated by:
Vajskebrová Markéta, 29.06.2021
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1264 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/1264.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
medium
Educational assesment:
middle
Significance:
supraregional
Representativeness:
minor
Geological importance:
Locality conditions:
poor
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