Lazurový vrch
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Plzeňský kraj
District (town):
Tachov
Village:
Chodová Planá
Cadastre:
Výškov u Chodové Plané
Map sheets:
11-41 Mariánské Lázně, 11-413 Chodová Planá
Accessibility:
passable footpath
ID:
369
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Natural outcrops on a hill summit. Old mining works. Crystalline limestone was exploited. Limestone body is embedded in a complex of calcsilicate rocks and amphibolites. Also interesting tectonic features, as differential folding. Geologically significant locality.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Bohemicum > Mariánské Lázně complex
Stratigraphy:
Proterozoic
Subject:
mining and mining impacts, petrology, economic geology
Geological phenomenon:
rock schelter, outcrop
Genesis:
metamorphic (general metamorphism)
Rock:
limestone, calc-silicate rock, amphibolite
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Nature monument in Protected landscape area
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas):
Slavkovský les
Additional information:
See the Digital register of the Agency for Nature Conservation and Landscape Protection of the Czech Republic AOPK ČR, code 1851 (Lazurový vrch)
Conflicts of interests:
forestry, reclamation
References
- Weidl et al. (1896) a Hochstetter (1855) in Kratochvíl, J. (1958): Topografická mineralogie Čech II, Hory Michalov, 201-208. ČSAV Praha.
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Václav Kachlík, 01.04.1994
Updated by:
Žáček Vladimír, 11.06.2010
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 369 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/369.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
medium
Educational assesment:
major
Significance:
supraregional
Representativeness:
major
Geological importance:
geo-historical value, geo-regional value (mapping)
Excursion locality:
yes
Locality conditions:
acceptable
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