Mikrogranit - Zabuza; Hrádek
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Plzeňský kraj
District (town):
Klatovy
Village:
Hrádek
Cadastre:
Čermná
Map sheets:
22-31 Sušice, 22-313 Velhartice
Accessibility:
passable footpath
Technical object:
quarry
ID:
3862
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
The old abandoned quarry, completely overgrown, the wall of which is subdivided into two levels. In the lower one microgranite occurs, on the upper one microgranodiorite is present. In the microgranite radial aggregates of quartz and feldspar occur. They possibly originated by a devitrification of former glass matrix. In the granodorite a foliation with preferred orientation of minerals can be seen. The locality belongs to the Moldanubicum Zone. the Šumava Mts. area.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Moldanubicum > Metamorphic units in Moldanubicum > Moldanubicum of Šumava and South Bohemia
Stratigraphy:
Proterozoic - Paleozoic
Subject:
petrology
Geological phenomenon:
rock, characteristic rock
Genesis:
magmatic
Rock:
granodiorite
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered interesting geological localities
Conflicts of interests:
vegetation
References
- Žáčková E. a kolektiv autorů (2015): Vysvětlivky k základní geologické mapě ČR v měřítku 1 : 25 000 list 22313 Velhartice.- Česká geologická služba Praha.
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Eliška Žáčková, 09.06.2015
Updated by:
Kukal Zdeněk, 29.09.2017
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 3862 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/3862.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
minor
Educational assesment:
middle
Significance:
regional
Representativeness:
middle
Geological importance:
geo-regional value (mapping)
Locality conditions:
acceptable
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