Široký Brod (pravý břeh Bělé)
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Olomoucký kraj
District (town):
Jeseník
Village:
Mikulovice
Cadastre:
Mikulovice u Jeseníka
Map sheets:
14-22 Jeseník, 14-224 Jeseník
Accessibility:
no traffic restriction ( by car)
Technical object:
old mine workings, placer
ID:
809
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Relics of an old gold washing. Gold was panned from loamy up to pebbly gravel of the Bělá river terrace. This terrace sediments occur 10-15 m above the floodplain and are 200-350 cm thick. Historically interesting locality.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Quaternary > Quaternary of erosional areas of Bohemian Massif
Stratigraphy:
Quaternary
Subject:
mining and mining impacts, economic geology
Geological phenomenon:
flood plaine, river terrace, fluvial terrace
Genesis:
anthropogenic (anthropogenic activity), sedimentary
Rock:
gravel-sand
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registred geological localities suggested to protection in Protected landscape area
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas):
Jeseníky
Conflicts of interests:
vegetation
References
- Čabla, V. (1993): Jeseníky - rozsypy Au. - 92 stran MS Unigeo Zlaté Hory.
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Josef Večeřa, 24.11.1993
Updated by:
Večeřa Josef, 07.04.2011
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 809 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/809.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
medium
Educational assesment:
minor
Significance:
regional
Representativeness:
middle
Geological importance:
geo-historical value, geoturistic value
Locality conditions:
poor
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