Kóta 1094 Meluzína
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Karlovarský kraj
District (town):
Karlovy Vary
Village:
Krásný Les
Cadastre:
Vrch
Map sheets:
01-44 Vejprty, 01-443 Kovářská
Accessibility:
no traffic restriction ( by car)
ID:
320
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Pronounced rocky ridge. Outcrops of eclogite, largest in the Krušné Hory Mts. These eclogite forms a core of a Klínovec anticline. Eclogite is coase-grained with common brownish reddish garnet. Petrologically significant locality. Also interesting geomorphology.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Saxothuringicum > Krušné hory and Smrčiny crystalline complexes
Stratigraphy:
Proterozoic
Subject:
geomorphology, petrology
Geological phenomenon:
rock, characteristic rock
Genesis:
metamorphic (general metamorphism)
Rock:
eclogite
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered geological localities suggested for protection
Conflicts of interests:
without conflicts
References
- Klápová, H. (1990): Eclogites of the Bohemian Part of the Saxothuringicum. - Rozpravy ČSAV, 100, 5. Praha.
- Astor, E. (1992): Erzgebirge. Meyers Naturführer. Meyers Lexikonverlag. Mannheim - Leipzig - Wien - Zürich. 166 str.
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Pavel Schovánek, 11.11.1994
Updated by:
Mlčoch Bedřich, 07.10.2009
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 320 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/320.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
great
Educational assesment:
major
Significance:
international
Representativeness:
major
Geological importance:
geo-regional value (mapping), geoturistic value
Excursion locality:
yes
Locality conditions:
no problems
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