Malá Morava
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Olomoucký kraj
District (town):
Šumperk
Village:
Malá Morava
Cadastre:
Malá Morava
Map sheets:
14-23 Králíky, 14-234 Hanušovice
Technical object:
quarry
ID:
2054
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Orlice-Sněžník Crystalline. Series of small outcrops and abandoned quarry. The bedrock consists of orthogneiss of the Orlice-Sněřžžník Unit. Fine grained muscovite-biotite metagranites and augengneisses. Interesting tectonic phenomena, showing several stages of deformation, were studied in detail.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Lugicum > Orlice-Sněžník crystalline complex
Stratigraphy:
Paleozoic
Subject:
petrology, structural geology
Geological phenomenon:
outcrop, horizontal section
Genesis:
metamorphic (general metamorphism)
Rock:
orthogneiss, metagranite
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered interesting geological localities
Conflicts of interests:
without conflicts
References
- Opletal M. a kol. (2000): Vysvětlivky k základní geologické mapě ČR v měřítku 1 : 25 000 list 14-234 Hanušovice. - Česká geologická služba, Praha.
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Mojmír Opletal, 21.04.2004
Updated by:
Plíšek Antonín, 19.01.2005, Pecina Vratislav, 06.06.2011, Gürtlerová Pavla, 11.11.2011, Kukal Zdeněk, 05.10.2012
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 2054 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/2054.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
minor
Educational assesment:
minor
Significance:
regional
Representativeness:
middle
Geological importance:
geo-regional value (mapping)
Locality conditions:
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