Tisovský vrch
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Karlovarský kraj
District (town):
Karlovy Vary
Village:
Otročín
Cadastre:
Tisová u Otročína
Map sheets:
11-41 Mariánské Lázně, 11-412 Teplá
Accessibility:
no traffic restriction ( by car)
Technical object:
quarry
ID:
1269
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Abandoned quarry where medium-grained eclogite was exploited. It is slightly foliated and contains omphacitic pyroxene, garnet and hornblende. Petrologically significant locality.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Bohemicum > Mariánské Lázně complex
Stratigraphy:
Proterozoic
Subject:
petrology
Geological phenomenon:
scree, characteristic rock
Genesis:
metamorphic (general metamorphism)
Rock:
eclogite
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Interesting geological localities in Protected landscape area
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas):
Slavkovský les
Part of national geopark:
Egeria
Conflicts of interests:
without conflicts
References
- Táborský Z., 1997: Challenges to chemical geology ´97. - Field Trip Guide, 1997, str. 25 - 26, ČGÚ. Praha.
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Jiřina Dašková, 27.11.2001
Updated by:
Žáček Vladimír, 14.06.2010, Gürtlerová Pavla, 27.07.2010, Vajskebrová Markéta, 21.03.2025
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1269 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/1269.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
minor
Educational assesment:
middle
Significance:
regional
Representativeness:
minor
Geological importance:
geo-regional value (mapping)
Locality conditions:
poor
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