Hostice
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Olomoucký kraj
District (town):
Å umperk
Village:
Ruda nad Moravou
Cadastre:
Hostice
Map sheets:
14-41 Å umperk, 14-412 Å umperk
Technical object:
quarry
ID:
1938
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Silesicum and Žlová Massif. Abandoned quarry with grey crystalline limestone, showing some karstification. Such limestones were formerly quarried and served as an important mineral resource. However, only one quarry remained active up to now.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Moravosilesian region > Silezicum
Stratigraphy:
Devonian
Subject:
petrology
Geological phenomenon:
karst, characteristic rock
Genesis:
metamorphic (general metamorphism)
Rock:
marble, dolomite, phyllite
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered interesting geological localities
Conflicts of interests:
without conflicts
References
- Pecina Vr., 2000: VysvÄ›tlivky k základnà geologické mapÄ› ÄŒR v měřÃtku 1 : 25 000 list 14412 Å umperk.- ÄŒeský geologický ústav Praha.
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Vratislav Pecina, 19.02.2004
Updated by:
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1938 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/1938.
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