Kotelní jámy
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Liberecký kraj
District (town):
Semily
Village:
Vítkovice
Cadastre:
Vítkovice v Krkonoších
Map sheets:
03-23 Harrachov, 03-234 Dolní Mísečky
Accessibility:
access without footpath
Technical object:
gallery
ID:
540
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Abandoned mining works at the contact between the Krkonoše-Jizera Massif and crystalline rocks. Mineralogically interesting locality.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Lugicum > -Krkonoše-Jizerské hory Mts. crystalline complex > Krkonoše crystalline complex
Stratigraphy:
Paleozoic
Subject:
mining and mining impacts, mineralogy, economic geology, geomorphology, quaternary geology
Geological phenomenon:
vein, cirgue
Genesis:
metamorphic (general metamorphism)
Rock:
mica schist, calc-silicate rock, qurtzite
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registred geological localities suggested to protection in National park
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas):
Krkonošský národní park
Conflicts of interests:
without conflicts
References
- Žáček V. (v tisku):. Cu-skarn v Kotli v Krkonoších. - Bull. min.-petr. Odd. Nár. muz., 2008, 16. Praha. ISSN 1211-0329
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Jan Drozen, 31.12.1994
Updated by:
Lorencová Markéta, 26.06.2007, Gürtlerová Pavla, 26.02.2009, Žáček Vladimír, 27.10.2009, Gürtlerová Pavla, 01.03.2017
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 540 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/540.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
extraordinary
Educational assesment:
major
Significance:
supraregional
Representativeness:
middle
Geological importance:
geo-historical value, geo-regional value (mapping), geoturistic value
Locality conditions:
acceptable
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