Lom Těchobuz
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Kraj Vysočina
District (town):
Pelhřimov
Village:
Těchobuz
Cadastre:
Těchobuz
Map sheets:
23-13 Tábor, 23-132 Vodice
Accessibility:
special entry permit necessary (military area, quarry, private land)
Technical object:
quarry
ID:
1401
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Moldanubicum, metamorphic units. Active quarry exposing bodies of metaquartzites, quartzitic paragneisses and biotitic paragneisses with some interlayers of erlan and amphibolite. Metaquartzites contain hornblende and biotite.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Moldanubicum > Metamorphic units in Moldanubicum
Stratigraphy:
Proterozoic
Subject:
petrology, structural geology, mineralogy
Geological phenomenon:
outcrop, fold
Genesis:
metamorphic (general metamorphism)
Rock:
qurtzite, amphibolite, calc-silicate rock, paragneiss
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered interesting geological localities
Conflicts of interests:
exploitation
References
- Suk M. a kol. (1979): Vysvětlivky k základní geologické mapě ČSSR 1 : 25 000 list 23132 Cetoraz.- Ústřední ústav geologický Praha.
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Petr Štěpánek, 30.10.2002
Updated by:
Plíšek Antonín, 23.01.2005, Štěpánek Petr, 14.09.2010
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1401 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/1401.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
minor
Educational assesment:
middle
Significance:
regional
Representativeness:
middle
Geological importance:
significant study profile, geo-regional value (mapping)
Locality conditions:
no problems
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