Zlatý Chlum

General Characteristics

County (administration): Olomoucký kraj
District (town): Jeseník
Village: Česká Ves
Cadastre: Česká Ves
Map sheets: 14-22 Jeseník, 14-224 Jeseník
Accessibility: entry permit for car necessary
Technical object: mine
ID: 813


Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Medieval gold mine. Mineralized zone is formed of a system of quartz lenses and veins within metaquartzites, micaschists, paragneisses and interlayers of quartzite, erlane and amfibolite. Historically significant locality. The locality is accessible by an educational trail. It is recommended for protection in the Protected Landscape Area Jeseníky.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif > Moravosilesian region > Silezicum
Stratigraphy: Devonian
Subject: mining and mining impacts, mineralogy, economic geology
Geological phenomenon: ore mineralization, mineral
Genesis: anthropogenic (anthropogenic activity), metamorphic (general metamorphism)
Rock: qurtzite, mica schist


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: reclamation, collection


References
  • Fojt, B. - Hauk, J. - Kotrba, Z. (1988): Mineralogie zlata a doprovodných minerálů ze Zlatého Chlumu u Jeseníku. - Věst. Ústř. úst. Geol., 63, 2, 91-100. Praha. Novák, J. (1984): Česká Ves - Zlatý Chlum Báňsko-historická studie. - 73 stran MS Geol. Průzkum Ostrava.
  • Skácel, J. - Vaňeček, M. (1989): Výsledky zlata na lokalitě Zlatý Chlum u města Jeseníku. - Věst. Ústř. úst. Geol., 56, 6, 329-356. Praha.
  • Večeřa, J. (2007): Zlatý Chlum. Hornická naučná stezka. 12 s. Česká geologická služba. Praha

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Josef Večeřa, 24.11.1993
Updated by: Večeřa Josef, 07.04.2011, Večeřa Josef, 14.11.2011, Kukal Zdeněk, 11.12.2017


Citation

The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 813 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/813.


Location in map:

Assessment

Scientifical assesment: medium
Educational assesment: middle
Significance: supraregional
Representativeness: major
Geological importance: geo-historical value, geo-regional value (mapping), geoturistic value
Excursion locality: yes
Locality conditions: acceptable

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