Březové Hory - Vojtěch
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Středočeský kraj
District (town):
Příbram
Village:
Příbram
Cadastre:
Březové Hory
Map sheets:
22-21 Příbram, 22-211 Příbram
Technical object:
shaft
ID:
2204
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
The Barrandian Palaeozoic. Březové Hory ore deposit, Vojtěch mine. One of the largest deposits of Ag-Pb-Zn ores in the Bohemian Massif. In the mine clayey shales, siltstones and greywackes of the Cambrian Sádek Formation are exposed. Vertical shaft of this mine reached in 1883 a depths exceedng 1000 m. This mine serves as an example of mining industrial architecture of the 19th century.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Bohemicum > Barrandien
Stratigraphy:
Proterozoic
Subject:
economic geology, mining and mining impacts
Geological phenomenon:
unconformity
Genesis:
sedimentary
Rock:
greywacke
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered interesting geological localities
Part of national geopark:
Barrandien
Conflicts of interests:
without conflicts
References
- Ledvinková V. a kolektiv autorů, 2000: Vysvětlivky k základní geologické mapě ČR v měřítku 1 : 25 000 list 22211 Příbram.- Český geologický ústav Praha.
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Vlasta Ledvinková, 10.05.2004, Jan Mašek, 10.05.2004
Updated by:
Plíšek Antonín, 12.11.2004, Kukal Zdeněk, 29.11.2017
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 2204 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/2204.
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