Lom u Výškovic
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Plzeňský kraj
District (town):
Tachov
Village:
Chodová Planá
Cadastre:
Výškovice u Michalových Hor
Map sheets:
11-41 Mariánské Lázně, 11-413 Chodová Planá
Accessibility:
no traffic restriction ( by car)
Technical object:
quarry
ID:
373
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Abandoned quarry exploiting blocks of garnet-bearing metagabbro for decoration purposes. Mineral association plagioclase + pyroxene + hornblende is typical. Petrologically important locality.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Bohemicum > Mariánské Lázně complex
Stratigraphy:
Proterozoic
Subject:
petrology, building and decorative stone
Geological phenomenon:
characteristic rock
Genesis:
metamorphic (general metamorphism)
Rock:
gabbro
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Interesting geological localities in Protected landscape area
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas):
Slavkovský les
Conflicts of interests:
reclamation, vegetation
References
- Originální popis V. Žáček 1994 a 2025
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Vladimír Žáček, 01.08.1994
Updated by:
Žáček Vladimír, 14.06.2010, Vajskebrová Markéta, 25.06.2021, Žáček Vladimír, 19.12.2025
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 373 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/373.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
medium
Educational assesment:
major
Significance:
supraregional
Representativeness:
middle
Geological importance:
geo-regional value (mapping)
Locality conditions:
acceptable
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