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General Characteristics
County (administration):
Olomoucký kraj
District (town):
Jeseník
Village:
Žulová
Cadastre:
Žulová
Map sheets:
14-22 Jeseník, 14-223 Lipová-lázně
Accessibility:
no traffic restriction ( by car)
Technical object:
quarry
ID:
808
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Active quarry which exploits a leucocratic monzogranite and dark grey granodiorite. Typical example of a magmatic differentiation granite-granodiorite. Petrologically significant locality.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Moravosilesian region > Silezicum
Stratigraphy:
Devonian
Subject:
petrology
Geological phenomenon:
characteristic rock
Genesis:
magmatic
Rock:
granodiorite, monzogranite
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered interesting geological localities
Conflicts of interests:
without conflicts
References
- Scherff, P. (1920): Petrographische Studien im Granitodioritischen Eruptivgebiet von Friedberg. - Inn. Disertation, Univ. Greifswald. Druck Barta & Company. Breslau.
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Jaromír Jedlička, 02.11.1993
Updated by:
Gürtlerová Pavla, 02.05.2017, Kukal Zdeněk, 11.12.2017
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 808 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/808.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
minor
Educational assesment:
middle
Significance:
regional
Representativeness:
middle
Geological importance:
geoturistic value
Locality conditions:
no problems
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