Mnichův kámen
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Olomoucký kraj
District (town):
Jeseník
Village:
Zlaté Hory
Cadastre:
Zlaté Hory v Jeseníkách
Map sheets:
15-11 Zlaté Hory, 15-113 Zlaté Hory
Accessibility:
no traffic restriction ( by car)
ID:
855
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Natural outcrops on a ridge. Rocks are formed of blackish phyllitic shales of the Andělská Hora Formation (Lower Carboniferous, Tournaisian- Viséan). Relics of small-scale recumbent folds are preserved. Sedimentologically and tectonically instructive locality, recommended for protection.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Moravosilesian region > Moravosilesian Palaeozoicum > Flysh units > Culm Measures in Jeseníky
Stratigraphy:
Visean (Middle Mississippian)
Subject:
petrology, structural geology, stratigraphy
Geological phenomenon:
horizontal section, fold
Genesis:
tectonic, sedimentary
Rock:
phyllitic schist, siltstone
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered geological localities suggested for protection
Conflicts of interests:
without conflicts
References
- Zpracováno dle nepublikovaných terénních výzkumů v letech 1990-1993 prováděných P. Orlem, J. Otavou, P. Hanžlem (ČGÚ Brno a Jeseník)
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Petr Orel, 01.12.1993
Updated by:
Otava Jiří, 04.11.2011, Kukal Zdeněk, 12.12.2017
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 855 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/855.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
medium
Educational assesment:
middle
Significance:
regional
Representativeness:
middle
Geological importance:
significant study profile, geo-regional value (mapping), geoturistic value
Locality conditions:
no problems
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