Javorek
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Kraj Vysočina
District (town):
Žďár nad Sázavou
Village:
Javorek
Cadastre:
Javorek
Map sheets:
24-11 Nové Mesto na Morave, 24-112 Jedlová
Accessibility:
passable footpath
Technical object:
quarry
ID:
2912
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
The old abandoned quarry on a slope overlooking the Fryšávka brook.In this quarry several centimetres up to metres thick beds of marble crop out alternating with beds of erlan of similar thickness. The erlans contain some pyrite nodules in places. All these rock bodies are surrounded by two mica gneissses and masses of the mica schists. This locality belongs to the Svratka River Crystalline.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Kutná Hora and Svratka region > Svratka crystalline complex
Stratigraphy:
Proterozoic
Subject:
geology
Geological phenomenon:
rock
Genesis:
metamorphic (general metamorphism)
Rock:
calc-silicate rock, marble, dolomite
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered interesting geological localities
Conflicts of interests:
without conflicts
References
- Buriánek, D., a kol. (2008): Vysvětlivky k základní geologické mapě České republiky 1 : 25 000 24-112 Jedlová. Česká geologická služba. Praha.
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Pavla Gürtlerová, 09.11.2008
Updated by:
Buriánek David, 26.11.2012, Kukal Zdeněk, 12.09.2017
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 2912 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/2912.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
medium
Educational assesment:
middle
Significance:
regional
Representativeness:
major
Geological importance:
geo-regional value (mapping)
Locality conditions:
no problems
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