Travná hora
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Olomoucký kraj
District (town):
Jeseník
Village:
Ostružná
Cadastre:
Petříkov u Branné
Map sheets:
14-24 Bělá pod Pradědem, 14-241 Branná
Accessibility:
access without footpath
ID:
2592
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Orlice-Sněžník Crystalline. Summit parts of the Travná hora Mt. Outcrops of bedded extremely fine grained metaquartzites with secondary lamination. Foliation planes are full of striation marks. Surrounding scree contains also greyish blackish phyllites which formed interlayers in metaquartzites. Metaquartzite banding originated by ductile deformation under high temperature and pressure.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Lugicum > Orlice-Sněžník crystalline complex
Stratigraphy:
Paleozoic
Subject:
geology, structural geology, petrology
Geological phenomenon:
characteristic rock, deformation fabrics, frost cliff
Genesis:
metamorphic (general metamorphism)
Rock:
qurtzite
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered interesting geological localities
Conflicts of interests:
without conflicts
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:
Aichler Jaroslav, 07.12.2006, Dekanová Pavlína, 07.12.2006
Updated by:
Gürtlerová Pavla, 08.11.2011, Kukal Zdeněk, 30.10.2012, Kukal Zdeněk, 11.12.2017
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 2592 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/2592.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
minor
Educational assesment:
middle
Significance:
regional
Representativeness:
middle
Geological importance:
geo-regional value (mapping), geoturistic value
Locality conditions:
no problems
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