Sněžka
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Královéhradecký kraj
District (town):
Trutnov
Village:
Pec pod Sněžkou
Cadastre:
Pec pod Sněžkou
Map sheets:
03-24 Malá Úpa, 03-243 H.M.Úpa
Accessibility:
passable footpath
ID:
2705
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Mt.Sněžka summit, highest Czech mountain. Rocks are represented by muscovite-chlorite mica schists affected by contact metamorphism during emplacement of Krkonoše-Jizera granitoids.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Lugicum > -Krkonoše-Jizerské hory Mts. crystalline complex
Stratigraphy:
Paleozoic
Subject:
geology, petrology
Geological phenomenon:
characteristic rock
Genesis:
metamorphic (contact metamorphism)
Rock:
mica schist, granite
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Interesting geological localities in National park
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas):
Krkonošský národní park
Conflicts of interests:
without conflicts
References
- Konopásek, J. et al.(2006): Vysvětlivky k základní geologické mapě ČR 1:25 000, listy 03-243 03-244 Horní Malá Úpa, - MS, ČG
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Jiří Konopásek, 26.01.2007
Updated by:
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 2705 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/2705.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
minor
Educational assesment:
middle
Significance:
regional
Representativeness:
major
Geological importance:
geo-regional value (mapping), geoturistic value
Locality conditions:
no problems
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