Žulový vrch
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Liberecký kraj
District (town):
Liberec
Village:
Liberec
Cadastre:
Ruprechtice
Map sheets:
03-14 Liberec, 03-143 Liberec
Accessibility:
passable footpath
Technical object:
quarry
ID:
1958
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Krkonoše-Jizera crystalline. Lusatian Massif and Krkonoše-Jizera Massif. Abandoned shelf quarry which represents type locality of fine grained biotite-hornblende granodiorite. This rock is porphyritic, with K-feldspar phenocrysts of rosy colour and greyish plagioclase phenocrysts. Mafic inclusions also occur.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Lugicum > Magmatites of Lugicum
Stratigraphy:
Devonian - Permian
Subject:
petrology, building and decorative stone
Geological phenomenon:
characteristic rock
Genesis:
magmatic
Rock:
granodiorite
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Interesting geological localities in Protected landscape area
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas):
Jizerské hory
Conflicts of interests:
without conflicts
References
- Klomínský J. a kolektiv autorů, 2002: Vysvětlivky k základní geologické mapě ČR v měřítku 1 : 25 000 list 03143 Liberec.- Český geologický ústav Praha.
- Šrek, J. (2012a): Žulové lomy Liberecka a Jablonecka. Nakladatelství Petr Polda, Liberec. 64 str.
- Šrek, J. (2012b): Žulové lomy nad Fojtkou. Ročenka Jizersko-ještědského horského spolku. Nakladatelství Petr Polda, Liberec str. 75-96.
- Karpaš, R. (2009): Jizerské hory - o mapách, kamení a vodě. Nakladatelství RK, Liberec. 576 str.
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Václav Kachlík, 25.02.2004, Josef Klomínský, 25.02.2004
Updated by:
Vajskebrová Markéta, 05.03.2019
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1958 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/1958.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
medium
Educational assesment:
middle
Significance:
supraregional
Representativeness:
middle
Geological importance:
Locality conditions:
acceptable
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