Na Dolech
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Královéhradecký kraj
District (town):
Rychnov nad Kněžnou
Village:
Orlické Záhoří
Cadastre:
Kunštát u Orlického Záhoří
Map sheets:
14-12 Deštné v Orlických horách, 14-123 Deštné v Orlických horách
Accessibility:
special entry permit necessary (military area, quarry, private land)
Technical object:
mine, old mine workings
ID:
3323
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Orlice-Sněžník Crystalline. The only preserved karst cave in the Orlické Hory Mts. A hole- relic of former quarrying of crystalline limestone with its transition into natural karst underground. Part of a 500 m long body of crystalline limestones within gneisses and mainly mica schists which are graphitic locally. Unique association of early mining workings and natural erosional and evorsional processes.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Lugicum > Orlice-Sněžník crystalline complex
Stratigraphy:
Proterozoic - Paleozoic
Subject:
petrology, mining and mining impacts, geomorphology
Geological phenomenon:
karst cave
Genesis:
aquatic (water activity), anthropogenic (anthropogenic activity)
Rock:
marble, dolomite, mica schist
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registred geological localities suggested to protection in Protected landscape area
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas):
Orlické hory
Conflicts of interests:
without conflicts
References
- SVOBODA K. (1993): Příspěvek k poznání krasových jevů v karbonátových horninách Orlických hor. Knihovna ČSS, 24: 27–30.
- POKORNÝ R. (2008): Historie hornictví na Rychnovsku II. Acta Musei Richnoviensis, Sect. Natur., 15/3–4: 85–14
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Richard Pokorný, 20.07.2011
Updated by:
Kukal Zdeněk, 23.10.2012
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 3323 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/3323.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
medium
Educational assesment:
major
Significance:
supraregional
Representativeness:
major
Geological importance:
geo-regional value (mapping)
Locality conditions:
no problems
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