Horní Blatná - pískovna
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Karlovarský kraj
District (town):
Karlovy Vary
Village:
Horní Blatná
Cadastre:
Horní Blatná
Map sheets:
01-43 Horní Blatná, 01-433 H. Blatná
Accessibility:
no traffic restriction ( by car)
Technical object:
sand pit
ID:
1964
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
An abandoned sandpit in the residue of topaz-bearing biotite granite 1 km WSW of Horní Blatná. Granite is disintegrated into coarse sand down to a depth of min. 6-8 m. This residue also contains quartz-tourmaline nodules max. 10 cm in diameter.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Saxothuringicum > Krušné hory Mts. (Erzgebirge) Pluton
Stratigraphy:
Devonian - Permian
Subject:
petrology
Geological phenomenon:
outcrop
Genesis:
anthropogenic (anthropogenic activity), magmatic, weathering
Rock:
granite
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered geological localities suggested for protection
Part of national geopark:
Egeria
Conflicts of interests:
waste disposal
References
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Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Karel Breiter, 26.02.2004
Updated by:
Mlčoch Bedřich, 07.10.2009
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1964 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/1964.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
medium
Educational assesment:
minor
Significance:
regional
Representativeness:
major
Geological importance:
geo-regional value (mapping), geoturistic value
Excursion locality:
yes
Locality conditions:
acceptable
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