Kaní hora
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Olomoucký kraj
District (town):
Jeseník
Village:
Skorošice
Cadastre:
Dolní Skorošice
Map sheets:
14-22 Jeseník, 14-221 Žulová
Accessibility:
no traffic restriction ( by car)
Technical object:
quarry
ID:
805
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Set of quarries with a Žulová granite. Oldest part of this pluton described as a diorite of the Hutberg type. Petrologically should be this rock called quartz monzodiorite. Petrologically significant locality.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Moravosilesian region > Silezicum
Stratigraphy:
Devonian
Subject:
mining and mining impacts, petrology, mineralogy
Geological phenomenon:
characteristic rock, intrusion
Genesis:
magmatic
Rock:
granodiorite
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered interesting geological localities
Conflicts of interests:
private property
References
- Jedlička, J. (1993): Přehled dosavadních znalostí o žulovském masívu ve Slezsku, Česká republika (14-24 Jeseník). - Zpr. geol. Výzk. v Roce 1992, 45-46. Praha.
- Scherff, P. (1920): Petrographische Studien im Granitodioritischen Eruptivgebiet von Friedberg. - Inn. Disertation, Univ. Greifswald. Druck Barta a Company. Breslau.
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Jaromír Jedlička, 02.11.1993
Updated by:
Gürtlerová Pavla, 20.07.2011
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 805 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/805.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
medium
Educational assesment:
major
Significance:
regional
Representativeness:
major
Geological importance:
Excursion locality:
yes
Locality conditions:
no problems
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