Hora Svatého Šebestiána
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Ústecký kraj
District (town):
Chomutov
Village:
Hora Svatého Šebestiána
Cadastre:
Hora Svatého Šebestiána
Map sheets:
01-44 Vejprty, 01-442 Hora Sv.Šebestiána
Accessibility:
no traffic restriction ( by car)
ID:
2030
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
An outcrop of muscovite-biotite paragneisses ca. 1 km NE of Hora Sv. Šebestiána. The outcrop shows five dykes of altered dolerite, 0.5 to 2 m thick, dipping S to SW or subvertical. One of the few outcrops of dolerite of Variscan age in the Czech territory.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Saxothuringicum > Krušné hory and Smrčiny crystalline complexes;
Bohemian Massif > Saxothuringicum > Krušné hory Mts. (Erzgebirge) Pluton
Stratigraphy:
Proterozoic, Devonian - Permian
Subject:
petrology
Geological phenomenon:
dyke, characteristic rock
Genesis:
magmatic
Rock:
dolerite (diabas), paragneiss
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered interesting geological localities
Conflicts of interests:
without conflicts
References
- Mlčoch B. a kolektiv autorů, 2001: Vysvětlivky k základní geologické mapě ČR v měřítku 1 : 25 000 listy 01424 Načetín a 01442 Hora Svatého Šebestiána.- Český geologický ústav Praha.
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Bedřich Mlčoch, 13.04.2004
Updated by:
Mlčoch Bedřich, 07.10.2009
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 2030 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/2030.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
minor
Educational assesment:
minor
Significance:
regional
Representativeness:
middle
Geological importance:
geo-regional value (mapping)
Locality conditions:
poor
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