Mirotický les
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Karlovarský kraj
District (town):
Karlovy Vary
Village:
Bochov
Cadastre:
Bochov
Map sheets:
11-24 Žlutice, 11-241 Bochov
Accessibility:
access without footpath
ID:
3744
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Small locality with the outcrop of typical rocks of the Mariánské lázně Complex. Rocky cliff about 5 metres high and 10 metres broad. This rock represents amphibolite, exactly garnet amphibolite, which is banded and laminated. The individual layers differ in contens of amphibole, feldspar and garnet. The rocks are of Proterozoic up to Palaeozoic age.
The whole area belongs to the National Czech-Bavarian Geopark Egeria.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Bohemicum > Mariánské Lázně complex
Stratigraphy:
Proterozoic - Paleozoic
Subject:
geology, petrology
Geological phenomenon:
characteristic rock
Genesis:
metamorphic (general metamorphism)
Rock:
amphibolite
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered interesting geological localities
Part of national geopark:
Egeria
Conflicts of interests:
forestry
References
- Mlčoch ed. (2013): vysvětlivky k mapě 1 : 25 000 list 11-241 Bochov
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Bedřich Mlčoch, 10.11.2013
Updated by:
Kukal Zdeněk, 16.09.2017
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 3744 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/3744.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
medium
Educational assesment:
middle
Significance:
regional
Representativeness:
middle
Geological importance:
geo-regional value (mapping)
Locality conditions:
no problems
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