Budislav
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Pardubický kraj
District (town):
Svitavy
Village:
Poříčí u Litomyšle, Budislav
Cadastre:
Poříčí u Litomyšle, Budislav u Litomyšle
Map sheets:
14-33 Polička, 14-332 Litomyšl,14-334 Polička
Accessibility:
entry permit for car necessary
Technical object:
quarry
ID:
2825
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Giant active quarry with four levels. It exposes mainly tonalites up to granodiorites. Xenoliths are abundant and are of different types as follows: muscovite-biotite gneisses, pyrrhotite plus quartz, rocks with garnet, wollastonite, sillimanite, etc. Pegmatite veins are abundant. Important mineralogical locality. It belongs to the Polička Crystalline Unit.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Bohemicum > Polička crystalline complex
Stratigraphy:
Paleozoic
Subject:
geology
Geological phenomenon:
dyke, deformation fabrics
Genesis:
magmatic
Rock:
tonalite, granite, pegmatite
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered interesting geological localities
Conflicts of interests:
open cast mining
References
- Buriánek, D., Němečková, M., Hanžl., P., 2003. Petrology and geochemistry of plutonic rocks from the Polička and Zábřeh crystalline units (NE Bohemian Massif). Bulletin of the Czech Geological Survey. 78, 9?22.
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Kryštof Verner, 27.08.2007
Updated by:
Buriánek David, 27.11.2012, Kukal Zdeněk, 01.03.2018
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 2825 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/2825.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
great
Educational assesment:
major
Significance:
regional
Representativeness:
major
Geological importance:
geo-regional value (mapping), geoturistic value
Excursion locality:
yes
Locality conditions:
no problems
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