Ležáky
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Pardubický kraj
District (town):
Chrudim
Village:
Miřetice
Cadastre:
Miřetice u Nasavrk
Map sheets:
13-44 Hlinsko, 13-442 Prosetín
Accessibility:
passable footpath
Technical object:
guarry
ID:
3619
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
The abandoned flooded quarries. Their rocks belong to the mantle of the Železné hory pluton. Both abyssal and metamorphic rocks are present in this area, mainly granodiorites and biotite migmatites. The locality belongs to the National Geopark "Železné hory - the Iron Mts,".
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Bohemicum > Magmatites in Bohemicum > Nasavrky Composite Massif
Stratigraphy:
Proterozoic - Paleozoic
Subject:
history
Geological phenomenon:
cliff
Genesis:
magmatic, metamorphic (general metamorphism)
Rock:
granodiorite, migmatite
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered interesting geological localities
Part of national geopark:
Železné hory
Conflicts of interests:
private property
References
- DOUCEK, Jan (2012): Národní Geopark Železné hory - mapování. Závěrečná zpráva, MS Vodní zdroje Chrudim, spol. s r. o
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Anna Králová, 05.11.2012
Updated by:
Kukal Zdeněk, 12.09.2017
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 3619 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/3619.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
minor
Educational assesment:
middle
Significance:
regional
Representativeness:
major
Geological importance:
geoturistic value
Excursion locality:
yes
Locality conditions:
no problems
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