Dolní Lipová-Smrčník
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Olomoucký kraj
District (town):
Jeseník
Village:
Lipová-lázně
Cadastre:
Dolní Lipová
Map sheets:
14-22 Jeseník, 14-223 Lipová-lázně
ID:
826
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Cryoplanational plain with outcrops of crystalline limestones which form cliffs. This unique relief evidences periglacial modelling of this area. Not affected by human activity. Very significant from geomorphological viewpoint.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Moravosilesian region > Silezicum
Stratigraphy:
Devonian
Subject:
stratigraphy, petrology, economic geology
Geological phenomenon:
rock
Genesis:
glacigenic (glacier activity)
Rock:
marble, dolomite, phyllite, qurtzite, mica schist
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered geological localities suggested for protection
Conflicts of interests:
waste disposal, open cast mining
References
- Skácel, J. (1956): Zpráva o geologickém mapování v jihovýchodní části Rychlebských hor. - Sborník SLUKO, odd. A-II., 3-36. Olomouc.
- Panoš, V. (1961): Periglaciální destrukční formy reliefu Rychlebských hor. - Přír. čas. slezský, XXII., 1, 105-119. Opava.
- Žáček, V. et al.(2005): Vysvětlivky k základní geologické mapě České republiky 1 : 25 000 14-223 Lipová - Lázně.
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Jaroslav Skácel, 17.01.1994
Updated by:
Žáček Vladimír, 04.12.2006, Pecina Vratislav, 03.06.2011
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 826 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/826.
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Assessment
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Geological importance:
geo-regional value (mapping)
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