Branná - vápence
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Olomoucký kraj
District (town):
Šumperk
Village:
Branná
Cadastre:
Branná u Šumperka
Map sheets:
14-24 Bělá pod Pradědem, 14-241 Branná
Accessibility:
no traffic restriction ( by car)
Technical object:
quarry
ID:
2587
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Silesicum and Žulová Massif. Large abandoned quarry. Crystalline limestone of the Upper Member of Branná Group was quarried there. The rock is tectonically deformed with folds and tectonic lenses of phyllite. Overturned anticline of muscovite-biotite phyllite is exposed in the central part of the quarry. The locality is recommended for protection.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Moravosilesian region > Silezicum
Stratigraphy:
Devonian
Subject:
geology, structural geology, petrology
Geological phenomenon:
karst, characteristic rock, deformation fabrics, unconformity, lithological boundary
Genesis:
metamorphic (general metamorphism)
Rock:
limestone, phyllite
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered geological localities suggested for protection
Conflicts of interests:
open cast mining
References
- Mixa, P. et al. (2006): Základní geologická mapa České republiky 1 : 25 000 s Vysvětlivkami 14-241 Branná. Česká geologická služba. Praha.
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Jaroslav Aichler, 07.12.2006, Pavlína Dekanová, 07.12.2006
Updated by:
Gürtlerová Pavla, 11.11.2011, Kukal Zdeněk, 06.12.2017
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 2587 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/2587.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
medium
Educational assesment:
major
Significance:
supraregional
Representativeness:
major
Geological importance:
significant study profile, geo-regional value (mapping), geoturistic value
Excursion locality:
yes
Locality conditions:
no problems
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