Velká ruda - Litošice
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Pardubický kraj
District (town):
Pardubice
Village:
Litošice
Cadastre:
Litošice
Map sheets:
13-41 Čáslav, 13-412 Přelouč
Accessibility:
no traffic restriction ( by car)
Technical object:
old mine workings
ID:
3955
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
This locality geologically belongs to the Chvaletice Proterozoic. It is called "Velká ruda - The Large Ore". It represents old mining workings, now showing small dumps and mounds. The Železné hory Proterozoic consists here of greywackes, sandy schists and so called "Sovoluky Conglomerate". The Proteorozoic rocks suffered an intensive weathering and their superficial parts were changed into typical gossan in places. The iron rich gossan was exploited until thirties of the last century. Later, in fifties compararatively large accumulations of pyrite were investigated. They contain enormous quantity of phosphorus a so also numerous phosphorus minerals, some of them being first on mineral occurrence list in Czechia.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Bohemicum > Železné hory Mts. Proterozoicum > Chvaletice Group
Stratigraphy:
Proterozoic
Subject:
mining and mining impacts, mineralogy
Geological phenomenon:
ore mineralization
Genesis:
sedimentary, magmatic
Rock:
slate, schist, spilite, alkali-feldspar-trachyandesite
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered interesting geological localities
Part of national geopark:
Železné hory
Conflicts of interests:
forestry
References
- DOUCEK, Jan (2012): Národní Geopark Železné hory - mapování. Závěrečná zpráva, MS Vodní zdroje Chrudim, spol. s r. o.
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Anna Králová, 29.10.2012
Updated by:
Rambousek Petr, 01.10.2013, Kukal Zdeněk, 12.09.2017, Kukal Zdeněk, 27.11.2017
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 3955 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/3955.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
medium
Educational assesment:
middle
Significance:
supraregional
Representativeness:
middle
Geological importance:
geo-historical value, geo-regional value (mapping), geoturistic value
Excursion locality:
yes
Locality conditions:
no problems
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