Muckovské vápencové lomy
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Jihočeský kraj
District (town):
Český Krumlov
Village:
Černá v Pošumaví
Cadastre:
Černá v Pošumaví
Map sheets:
32-23 Český Krumlov, 32-233 Černá v P.
Accessibility:
special entry permit necessary (military area, quarry, private land)
Technical object:
quarry
ID:
2133
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Moldaubicum of Šumava Mts. Abandoned pit quarries. Crystalline limestones were quarried there, partly in underground galleries. Crystalline limestones are whitish and greyish, some parts contain elevated amounts of trace elements. Interesting vegetation, wintering ground oof bats.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Moldanubicum > Metamorphic units in Moldanubicum
Stratigraphy:
Proterozoic
Subject:
economic geology, mining and mining impacts
Geological phenomenon:
outcrop, characteristic rock
Genesis:
metamorphic (general metamorphism)
Rock:
marble, dolomite, paragneiss
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Nature monument
Additional information:
See the Digital register of the Agency for Nature Conservation and Landscape Protection of the Czech Republic AOPK ČR, code 1284 (Muckovské vápencové lomy)
Conflicts of interests:
ground instability
References
- Vrána S. et al. (2009): Vysvětlivky k základní geologické mapě České republiky 1:25 000, 32-233 Černá v Pošumaví. - MS Čes. geol. služ. Praha.
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Stanislav Vrána, 28.01.2010
Updated by:
Vrána Stanislav, 28.01.2010, Vrána Stanislav, 28.01.2010, Seifert Antonín, 14.09.2010, Kukal Zdeněk, 08.10.2012, Vajskebrová Markéta, 24.11.2020
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 2133 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/2133.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
medium
Educational assesment:
major
Significance:
supraregional
Representativeness:
middle
Geological importance:
geo-historical value, geo-regional value (mapping), geoturistic value
Locality conditions:
no problems
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