Podkrušnohorský přivaděč - serpentinity
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Ústecký kraj
District (town):
Chomutov
Village:
Málkov
Cadastre:
Ahníkov
Map sheets:
01-44 Vejprty, 01-444 Klášterec n. O.
Accessibility:
no traffic restriction ( by car)
ID:
3115
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
The Krušné hory (Erzerbirge) Mts. Crystalline. Outcrops of serpentinite along the feeder channel. Tectonically deliminated lens-like body within tectonically crushed orthogneisses. The only major occurrence of ultrabasites in the Ohře (Eger) crystalline rocks in the Bohemian part of the Krušné hory Mts. This serpentinite was formed by serpentinisation of former peridotite rock.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Saxothuringicum > Krušné hory and Smrčiny crystalline complexes
Stratigraphy:
Proterozoic
Subject:
lithology, geology
Geological phenomenon:
outcrop, characteristic rock
Genesis:
metamorphic (general metamorphism), weathering
Rock:
serpentine
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered geological localities suggested for protection
Conflicts of interests:
collection
References
- Mlčoch B. red. (v tisku): Základní geologická mapa České republiky 1 : 25 000 s Vysvětlivkami 11-444 Klášterec nad Ohří. Česká geologická služba. Praha.
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Pavla Gürtlerová, 06.02.2009
Updated by:
Mlčoch Bedřich, 08.10.2009
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 3115 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/3115.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
medium
Educational assesment:
major
Significance:
regional
Representativeness:
middle
Geological importance:
geo-regional value (mapping)
Locality conditions:
acceptable
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