Ctětín
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Pardubický kraj
District (town):
Chrudim
Village:
Ctětín
Cadastre:
Ctětín
Map sheets:
13-44 Hlinsko, 13-442 Prosetín
Accessibility:
special entry permit necessary (military area, quarry, private land)
Technical object:
guarry
ID:
3625
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
The active pit quarry in the northern part of the Železné hory plutonic complex. The amphibole-biotite granodiorite represents a fundamental rock in this area. This granodiorite is associated with numerous veinlets. This quarry was reopened and different types of disintegration and weathering can be observed on the quarry wall. The granodiorite is exploited and used for production of pavement cubes, sometimes for larger building elements. 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:
Carboniferous, Permian
Subject:
geology
Geological phenomenon:
cliff, erosion
Genesis:
magmatic, weathering
Rock:
granodiorite
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Interesting geological localities in Protected landscape area
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas):
Železné hory
Part of national geopark:
Železné hory
Conflicts of interests:
open cast mining
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, Kukal Zdeněk, 14.11.2017
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 3625 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/3625.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
great
Educational assesment:
major
Significance:
regional
Representativeness:
major
Geological importance:
significant study profile, geoturistic value
Excursion locality:
yes
Locality conditions:
ruined
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