Šerák - Keprník
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Olomoucký kraj
District (town):
Jeseník, Šumperk
Village:
Bělá pod Pradědem, Jindřichov, Lipová-lázně, Loučná nad Desnou, Ostružná
Cadastre:
Nové Losiny, Kouty nad Desnou, Adolfovice, Ostružná, Horní Lipová
Map sheets:
14-24 Bělá pod Pradědem, 14-241 Branná
Accessibility:
passable footpath
ID:
1693
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Morphologically distinct rocks formed of micaschists with typical staurolite. On weathered planes there are accumulations of columnar crystals of staurolite up to 6 cm long. Petrologically important locality. The locality belongs fo the Protected Landscape Area.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Moravosilesian region > Silezicum
Stratigraphy:
Devonian
Subject:
geomorphology, petrology, mineralogy
Geological phenomenon:
frost cliff, tor, rock bag
Genesis:
frost weathering, metamorphic (general metamorphism)
Rock:
mica schist, paragneiss
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
National nature reserve in Protected landscape area
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas):
Jeseníky
Additional information:
See the Digital register of the Agency for Nature Conservation and Landscape Protection of the Czech Republic AOPK ČR, code 432 (Šerák-Keprník)
Conflicts of interests:
without conflicts
References
- Kruťa, J. (1973): Slezké nerosty a jejich literatura. - Moravské Muzeum, 415 stran. Brno. Štelcl, J. (1968): Uber die Sillimanit - Andalusit - Disthen Paragenese im Hohen Geschenke (ČSSR). - Freibergr Forschungsh., 231 Miner.-Lagerst., 135-141. Leipzig. Mixa, P. et al. (2006): Základní geologická mapa České republiky 1 : 25 000 s Vysvětlivkami 14-241 Branná. Česká geologická služba. Praha
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Bohuslav Fojt, 15.11.1993
Updated by:
Aichler Jaroslav, 07.12.2006, Gürtlerová Pavla, 19.11.2008, Pecina Vratislav, 02.06.2011, Kukal Zdeněk, 07.12.2017
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1693 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/1693.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
medium
Educational assesment:
middle
Significance:
supraregional
Representativeness:
major
Geological importance:
geoturistic value
Locality conditions:
no problems
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