Horní Blatná - žíla Marie Terezie
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Karlovarský kraj
District (town):
Karlovy Vary
Village:
Potůčky
Cadastre:
Potůčky
Map sheets:
01-43 Horní Blatná, 01-433 H. Blatná
Technical object:
waste dump
ID:
1965
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
A spoil tip of the former Marie Terezie Mine, 1 km NW of Horní Blatná. Samples of pyrolusite from abundant quartz-pyrolusite veins are the frequent target of mineral collectors.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Saxothuringicum > Krušné hory Mts. (Erzgebirge) Pluton
Stratigraphy:
Devonian - Permian
Subject:
mineralogy
Geological phenomenon:
vein, characteristic rock
Genesis:
anthropogenic (anthropogenic activity), hydrothermal mineralization
Rock:
granite
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered interesting geological localities
Part of national geopark:
Egeria
Conflicts of interests:
collection
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: 1965 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/1965.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
medium
Educational assesment:
Significance:
national
Representativeness:
middle
Geological importance:
geo-historical value
Excursion locality:
yes
Locality conditions:
acceptable
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