Nové Město na Moravě - lom
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Kraj Vysočina
District (town):
Žďár nad Sázavou
Village:
Nové Město na Moravě
Cadastre:
Nové Město na Moravě
Map sheets:
24-11 Nové Mesto na Morave, 24-113 Nové Město na Moravě
Accessibility:
no traffic restriction ( by car)
Technical object:
quarry
ID:
2885
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Moldanubicum, metamorphic units. Active quarry exposing stromatitic biotite magmatites. Their bodies are only slightly inclined. Migmatites contain greater amount of sillimanite which is being alternated into muscovite. Ptygmatic folding of migmatites can be observed. Some quartz lenses with turmaline also occur. Steeply inclined fracture zones cut migmatite body.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Moldanubicum > Metamorphic units in Moldanubicum
Stratigraphy:
Proterozoic
Subject:
geology, mineralogy, lithology
Geological phenomenon:
deformation fabrics
Genesis:
metamorphic (general metamorphism)
Rock:
migmatite
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered interesting geological localities
Conflicts of interests:
open cast mining
References
- Hanžl, P., red. (2008): Základní geologická mapa České republiky 1 : 25 000 s Vysvětlivkami 24-113 Nové Město na Moravě. - Česká geologická služba. Praha.
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Kristýna Hrdličková, 14.10.2008
Updated by:
Gürtlerová Pavla, 23.01.2009, Kukal Zdeněk, 07.11.2012, Kukal Zdeněk, 20.11.2012
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 2885 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/2885.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
minor
Educational assesment:
middle
Significance:
regional
Representativeness:
middle
Geological importance:
geo-regional value (mapping)
Locality conditions:
acceptable
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