Lom Žďár
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Jihočeský kraj
District (town):
Jindřichův Hradec
Village:
Žďár
Cadastre:
Žďár u Nové Včelnice
Map sheets:
23-32 Kamenice nad Lipou, 23-323 N.Včelnice
Accessibility:
no traffic restriction ( by car)
Technical object:
quarry
ID:
3826
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
This locality occurs in the old abandoned quarry in the Žďár settlement. Small body of amphibolite is exposed there and is surrounded by biotite gneisses and granulites. The amphibolites are of greyish colour and consist mainly of mineral amphibole and plagioklase. Also veinlets made of quartz-feldspar mixture are present. Traces of older original metamorphic foliation can be observed. This locality belongs to the Bohemain Moldanubicum Zone.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Moldanubicum > Metamorphic units in Moldanubicum > gföhl unit > Lišov granulite Massif
Stratigraphy:
Proterozoic - Paleozoic
Subject:
geology, petrology
Geological phenomenon:
characteristic rock
Genesis:
metamorphic (general metamorphism)
Rock:
amphibolite, gneiss
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered interesting geological localities
Conflicts of interests:
estates
References
- Buriánek, D. a kol. (2012): Vysvětlivky k základní geologické mapě České republiky 1:25 000 23–413 Hodice. – 161 s. MS Česká geologická služba.
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
David Buriánek, 17.02.2015
Updated by:
Kukal Zdeněk, 27.09.2017
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 3826 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/3826.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
great
Educational assesment:
major
Significance:
regional
Representativeness:
major
Geological importance:
geo-regional value (mapping)
Locality conditions:
acceptable
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