Menhartice
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Ústecký kraj
District (town):
Chomutov
Village:
Křimov
Cadastre:
Stráž u Křimova
Map sheets:
01-44 Vejprty, 01-442 Hora Sv.Šebestiána
Accessibility:
passable footpath
ID:
2032
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
An outcrop 1 km SE of Menhartice, SE of Hora Sv. Šebestiána. Folded fine-grained paragneisses enclose a boudin of eclogite. Eclogite is composed of garnet, pyroxene and quartz, with abundant rutile. An important petrological and mineralogical site.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Saxothuringicum > Krušné hory and Smrčiny crystalline complexes
Stratigraphy:
Proterozoic
Subject:
petrology, mineralogy
Geological phenomenon:
rock
Genesis:
metamorphic (general metamorphism)
Rock:
eclogite
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:
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 2032 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/2032.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
Educational assesment:
Significance:
regional
Representativeness:
middle
Geological importance:
Locality conditions:
no problems
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