Hory - karlovarská dvojčata
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Karlovarský kraj
District (town):
Sokolov
Village:
Loket
Cadastre:
Loket
Map sheets:
11-23 Sokolov, 11-231 Horní Slavkov
Accessibility:
no traffic restriction ( by car)
ID:
1266
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Regolith overlying Krušné Hory pluton. In the regolith typical twins of K-feldspar can be found. They are separated by weathering from a primary granite. Primary twin occurences are nearby in the road cut.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Saxothuringicum > Krušné hory Mts. (Erzgebirge) Pluton
Stratigraphy:
Devonian - Permian
Subject:
mineralogy
Geological phenomenon:
mineral
Genesis:
magmatic
Rock:
granite
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered interesting geological localities
Part of national geopark:
Egeria
Conflicts of interests:
without conflicts
References
- Táborský Z., 1997: Challenges to chemical geology ´97. - Field Trip Guide, 1997, str. 22, ČGÚ. Praha
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Jiřina Dašková, 23.11.2001
Updated by:
Gürtlerová Pavla, 22.06.2007, Gürtlerová Pavla, 01.08.2010
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1266 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/1266.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
medium
Educational assesment:
middle
Significance:
regional
Representativeness:
middle
Geological importance:
Excursion locality:
yes
Locality conditions:
acceptable
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