Vrása Petrovice
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Ústecký kraj
District (town):
Ústí nad Labem
Village:
Petrovice
Cadastre:
Petrovice u Chabařovic
Map sheets:
02-14 Petrovice, 02-144 Petrovice
Accessibility:
no traffic restriction ( by car)
ID:
337
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Natural forested outcrop shows a fine- up to medium-grained muscovite-biotite orthogneiss with paragneiss xenoliths, which are partly assimilated. In the orthogneiss there is a thin layer of fine-grained amfibolite. Petrologically important locality.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Saxothuringicum > Krušné hory and Smrčiny crystalline complexes
Stratigraphy:
Proterozoic
Subject:
geology, petrology, structural geology
Geological phenomenon:
fold
Genesis:
metamorphic (general metamorphism)
Rock:
amphibolite
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered geological localities suggested for protection
Conflicts of interests:
estates
References
- Schovánek, P. et al. (1991): Vysvětlivky k základní geologické mapě ČSFR 1 : 25 000 02-144, 02-142 Petrovice. ČGÚ Praha
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Bedřich Mlčoch, 26.10.1994
Updated by:
Mlčoch Bedřich, 10.10.2009
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 337 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/337.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
medium
Educational assesment:
major
Significance:
regional
Representativeness:
major
Geological importance:
Excursion locality:
yes
Locality conditions:
no problems
You can send information about a change in the status of the site to lokality@geology.cz
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