Rabštejn nad Střelou - lomy
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Plzeňský kraj
District (town):
Plzeň-sever
Village:
Manětín
Cadastre:
Rabštejn nad Střelou
Map sheets:
11-24 Žlutice, 11-244 Žlutice
Accessibility:
passable footpath
Technical object:
guarry
ID:
3816
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Old abandoned quarries where roofing slates were exploited. Three quarries of different ages overlook Střela River close to the Rabštejn nad Střelou Castle. Petrgraphically, these roofing slates can be called chlorite-sericite phyllites with biotite admixture. X-ray analysis discovered quartz, albite, chlorite and muscovite. Phyllites represent metamorphosed Proterozoic shales affected by the Cadomian orogeny.Phyllite disintegrate along foliation planes into thin plates. All quarries are rimmed by numerous dumps. Geologically belong this area into the Teplá Crystalline of Neoproterozoic age.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Bohemicum > Teplá crystalline complex
Stratigraphy:
Neoproterozoic
Subject:
petrology, mining and mining impacts, building and decorative stone, geology
Geological phenomenon:
horizontal section, scree, characteristic rock
Genesis:
metamorphic (general metamorphism)
Rock:
phyllite
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Nature reserve
Additional information:
See the Digital register of the Agency for Nature Conservation and Landscape Protection of the Czech Republic AOPK ČR, code 627 (Střela)
Conflicts of interests:
without conflicts
References
- Žáček et al. (2015) : Vysvětlivky ke geologické mapě 11-244 list Žlutice. - MS Archív ČGS Praha.
- Fediuk F. (2000): Die Dachschiefer von Rabenstein, Westböhmen.- Beitrag zur Exkursion der deutschen Spezialisten, 1-8, Praha
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Vladimír Žáček, 01.12.2014
Updated by:
Vajskebrová Markéta, 23.04.2021
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 3816 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/3816.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
medium
Educational assesment:
major
Significance:
national
Representativeness:
major
Geological importance:
geo-historical value, geo-regional value (mapping), geoturistic value
Excursion locality:
yes
Locality conditions:
no problems
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