Javorník ve Slezsku - Podměstí
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Olomoucký kraj
District (town):
Jeseník
Village:
Javorník
Cadastre:
Javorník-město
Map sheets:
14-21 Travná, 14-212 Tavná
Technical object:
guarry
ID:
598
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Stream canyon with old quarry. Crystalline limestone was quarried forming a horizon in amfibolites of the Stróňe Group. Limestone body is 40 m thick. Petrologically important locality. This locality is proposed for protection.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Lugicum > Orlice-Sněžník crystalline complex
Stratigraphy:
Paleozoic
Subject:
geology, petrology, mining and mining impacts
Geological phenomenon:
outcrop
Genesis:
metamorphic (general metamorphism)
Rock:
marble, dolomite, amphibolite
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered geological localities suggested for protection
Conflicts of interests:
waste disposal
References
- Skácel,J. (1963): Geologie krystalinika a rudních výskytů ve střední části Rychlebských hor. - Sborník Geol. věd, Geologie,řada G, sv. 3, 109-139, Praha
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Jaroslav Skácel, 14.01.1994
Updated by:
Pecina Vratislav, 02.06.2011, Kukal Zdeněk, 05.12.2017
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 598 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/598.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
minor
Educational assesment:
middle
Significance:
regional
Representativeness:
middle
Geological importance:
geo-regional value (mapping), geoturistic value
Locality conditions:
You can send information about a change in the status of the site to lokality@geology.cz
