Přebuz - cínový důl
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Karlovarský kraj
District (town):
Sokolov
Village:
Přebuz
Cadastre:
Přebuz
Map sheets:
11-12 Kraslice, 11-122 Krasice
Accessibility:
no traffic restriction ( by car)
Technical object:
old mine workings, collapse sink, prospection hole, shaft
ID:
2530
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Traces after extensive tin mining and processing from the 16th to 20th centuries 1 km SW of Přebuz on the slope of Hartelsberg Hill. The main Otto shaft has a preserved pit frame (technical monument). Tin mineralization of greisen type is hosted by granites of the Karlovy Vary pluton. A mineralogical site (topaz, opal, secondary minerals of As, Cu, Bi, U) and an important site for the study of ore genesis.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Saxothuringicum > Krušné hory Mts. (Erzgebirge) Pluton
Stratigraphy:
Devonian - Permian
Subject:
petrology, geology, geomorphology, structural geology, economic geology, mining and mining impacts, mineralogy
Geological phenomenon:
outcrop, mineral
Genesis:
magmatic, anthropogenic (anthropogenic activity)
Rock:
granite
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered geological localities suggested for protection
Part of national geopark:
Egeria
Conflicts of interests:
collection, open cast mining
References
- Rojík, P. (2000): Historie cínového hornictví v západním Krušnohoří. - Okresní muzeum a knihovna Sokolov
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Petr Rojík, 17.03.2006
Updated by:
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 2530 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/2530.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
medium
Educational assesment:
middle
Significance:
national
Representativeness:
middle
Geological importance:
geoturistic value
Locality conditions:
acceptable
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