Lom Fláje
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Ústecký kraj
District (town):
Most
Village:
Český Jiřetín
Cadastre:
Fláje
Map sheets:
02-31 Litvínov, 02-312 Č.Jiřetín
Technical object:
quarry
ID:
1371
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
A large abandoned quarry at Fláje, N of Litvínov. Until 1962, the quarry exploited medium-grained biotite granite of the Fláje massif, pertaining to the Older Intrusive Complex. The rock is hypidiomorphic, composed of K-feldspar, plagioclase, quartz and biotite, and locally fractured. It was used for the construction of the Fláje Dam.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Saxothuringicum > Krušné hory Mts. (Erzgebirge) Pluton
Stratigraphy:
Devonian - Permian
Subject:
economic geology, petrology, structural geology
Geological phenomenon:
outcrop, characteristic rock
Genesis:
magmatic, anthropogenic (anthropogenic activity)
Rock:
granite
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered geological localities suggested for protection
Conflicts of interests:
without conflicts
References
- Jiránek J. a kol., 1989: Vysvětlivky k základní geologické mapě ČSSR l:25000 list O2312,02134 Český Jiřetín.- Ústřední ústav geologický Praha.
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Bedřich Mlčoch, 09.10.2002
Updated by:
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1371 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/1371.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
Educational assesment:
Significance:
regional
Representativeness:
Geological importance:
geo-regional value (mapping)
Locality conditions:
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