Důl Rolava východ
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Karlovarský kraj
District (town):
Sokolov
Village:
Přebuz
Cadastre:
Rolava
Map sheets:
01-34 Rolava, 01-344 Rolava
Technical object:
mine
ID:
1963
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
An abandoned tin mine lying 3 km NE of Rolava, Karlovy Vary area. The largest greisen-type tin deposit in the granitic Nejdek massif was mined from the Medieval times to the 19th century. New buildings come from the year 1938 but the mine was abandoned after WW II.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Saxothuringicum > Krušné hory Mts. (Erzgebirge) Pluton
Stratigraphy:
Devonian - Permian
Subject:
economic geology
Geological phenomenon:
intrusion
Genesis:
hydrothermal mineralization
Rock:
granite
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
National nature reserve
Additional information:
See the Digital register of the Agency for Nature Conservation and Landscape Protection of the Czech Republic AOPK ČR, code 5703 (Rolavská vrchoviště)
Part of national geopark:
Egeria
Conflicts of interests:
without conflicts
References
- Petr Rojík: Historie cínového hornictví v západním Krušnohoří Kouzlo hornické Přebuzi, Nejdku a jejich okolí. Sokolov 2000
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Karel Breiter, 26.02.2004
Updated by:
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1963 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/1963.
Location in map:
Assessment
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Significance:
Representativeness:
Geological importance:
geo-historical value, geoturistic value
Excursion locality:
yes
Locality conditions:
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