Acta Musei Moraviae

Research of Permian-Carboniferous sediments of the southern part of the Boskovice Graben; an overview (Part 2. Geology and Petrography). An overview of geological and petrologic research of the southern part of the Boskovice Graben summarizes the knowledge and points out an attention to some unsolved problems. Basement of the Boskovice...

Evaluation of geoenvironmental risk of material on the heap of the former power station in Oslavany The aim of this thesis is geoenvironmental risk evaluation of material which was long term stored on the heap in Oslavany as a remain of coal combustion. The first part consists of a brief...

Silver-bearing Pb-Zn mineralization along eastern border of Moldanubian Pluton near Telč Multiple occurrences of base-metal mineralization in massive and brecciated quartz veins are present along the eastern border of Central Moldanubian Pluton (CMP). The veins cross-cut the contact of CMP granites as well as surrounding cordierite-biotite migmatites of the Monotonous...

Molybdenite-pyrite ore mineralization in quartz veins and greisenized granite at Nová Bystřice near Jindřichův Hradec Revision of mineralogical situation of ore mineralization in granites at Nová Bystřice near Jindřichův Hradec confirmed the presence of molybdenite-pyrite mineralization. The local pyrite mined in the 17th century was used as a source of...

Occurence of rutile in deluvial sediments at Dobrá Voda near Velké Meziříčí, Moldanubian zone Occurrence of rutile in area village of Dobrá Voda near Velké Meziříčí (western Moravia) is one of the most significant localities in Moravia. Its findings come from deluvial Quaternary sediments developed on weathered biotite gneisses of...

Last Glacial Mammalian Assemblage from Barová Cave – New Findings Barová Cave is located in the middle part of the Moravian Karst on the right slope of Josefovské Valley. The entrance opens beneath Krkavčí skála rock cliff. The cave is the outflow part of Býčí skála – Rudické propadání Cave...

Petrography and mineralogy of a soapstone body at the locality Bischofsgraben near Sobotín (Hrubý Jeseník Mts.) The Sobotín Massif is mainly composed of amphibolite and amphibole gneisses and less of greenschists, metahornbledites and sporadically serpentinites. Soapstone bodies are characteristic for the Sobotín Massif. Soapstone used to be extracted from the...

Ferrobustamite-bearing magnetite skarn in marble at Sokolí near Třebíč (Moldanubian zone, Western Moravia) Ferrobustamite was found in Fe-skarn at Sokolí and it is the first known occurrence in the Bohemian Massif. The skarn forms layer in marble enclosed in leucocratic migmatites (diatexites). Ferrobustamite (Ca4.58–4.70 Mn0.14–0.20 Mg0.01–0.13)5 Fe0.95–1.6 Si5.86–6.01 O18) forms...

Biotitic gabbro enclave with hercynite in durbachitic rock of Třebíč Pluton in area of positive gravity anomaly A positive gravity anomaly situated in the northern termination of Třebíč Pluton led to a surface survey and mapping in the area near Zhoř. The non-porphyritic biotite-bearing quartz monzonite prevail in this area....

Mineralogy of ocellar quartz monzodiorites of the Žulová Pluton Two main rock types can be distinguished in the Variscan Žulová Pluton at the NE margin of the Bohemian Massif: 1) biotite granites (dominate), and 2) biotite or amphibole-biotite granodiorites. Small dioritoide and gabbroide bodies occur along the margin of the...

Scleractinia from a new locality Borač-Podolí (southern part of the Carpathian Foredeep, Czech Republic) In this contribution findings of Lower Badenian Scleractinian corals from a new-found locality Borač-Podolí (GPS position: N 49°24.10928′, E 16°22.03950′) are presented. Locality Borač-Podolí is located about 7 km northeast of the town Tišnov and is...

Aragonite from Cu ore deposit La Profunda mine, Cármenes, León (Spain) In the historic mine La Profunda mine (Spain) copper and cobalt ores were mined from Roman times. Besides the source ore mineralization (chalcocite, bornite, tennantite, chalcopyrite) in sedimentary altered (dolomitized) Carbonaceous limestones, a massive aragonite with zonal texture was...

Hydrothermal silver-bearing Pb-Zn mineralization in Moldanubian Pluton near Dačice and Slavonice Small deposits of silver-bearing base-metal ores have been mined in the past along the eastern margin of Central Moldanubian Pluton, especially in the 16th century. However, their production was insignificant, and there was not much information about mining at...

Chromium rich spinels of Upper Carboniferous Balinka conglomerates from south part of Boskovice Graben Balinka conglomerates formed the basal Upper Carboniferous sedimentation of Boskovice Graben and locally contain light-green fine-grained aggregates of Cr-mica and clay minerals. During the study of these phyllosilicates, relicts of Cr-rich spinel were found. Cr-rich spinel...

First find of the anatase in the carbonate concretion mineralization of the czech part of the Upper Silesian basin (Silesia, Czech Republic) Carbonate concretions from the terrestrial sediments of Upper Suchá Member of the Karviná Formation (Czech part of the Upper Silesian Basin) stratigraphically belong to Bashkirian stage of the...

Natural radioactivity of metamorphic and igneous rocks in the map sheet 14–22 Jeseník The paper provides detailed information about natural radioactivity of crystalline rocks in the map sheet 14–22 Jeseník in the northeastern part of the Bohemian Massif. Magmatic and metamorphic rocks on the western edge of the map sheet...

New discoveries of echinoderms from the Devonian-Carboniferous boundary interval from the Lesní lom quarry in Brno-Líšeň This research was focused on eleutherozoid (vagil, non-pelmatozoan) echinoderms of the uppermost Devonian (Famennian) from the Lesní lom quarry in the Moravian karst. A large number of previously documented crinoid columnae, and vertebrae of...

Oxfordian pliosaurids of the northern Tethys within the context of the thalassophonean phylogeny Apparent differences between the faunal compositions of Callovian (late Middle Jurassic) and Kimmeridgian–Tithonian (middle to late Late Jurassic) marine diapsids of Europe suggest that a faunal turnover occurred during the Oxfordian (early Late Jurassic). The differences in...

Fish fauna of the Menilitic Formation at a new locality of Cetechovice Fossil fish remnants were recorded for the first time in the Dynów Marlstone of the Menilitic Formation at the Cetechovice vicinity. The material consists of fragmentary and also complete specimens. Following taxa were identified: Keasius parvus (LERICHE, 1908),...

Barová Cave in comparison with other bear caves in the Moravian Karst The authors compare the osteological remains of fauna from the Barová Cave with osteological remains from the Výpustek Cave, the Sloupsko-šošůvské Caves and the Pod hradem Cave in this article. All the mentioned caves are located in Moravian...

Research of Permo-Carboniferous sediments of the southern part of the Boskovice Graben; an overview (Part 1. History of Mining and Mineralogy) The Boskovice Graben represents a narrow depression of the NNE-SSW direction, filled of terrestrial Carboniferous-Permian sediments largely conglomerates and sandstones, less commonly also claystones, aleuropelites and minor pelocarbonates. Some...

Pseudomalachite and descloizite in supergene mineral assemblage from Krucemburk (Czech Republic) The locality Krucemburk (14 km N from Žďár nad Sázavou) is well known by its historical occurrence of secondary Cu-phosphate pseudomalachite Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4. A new revision of supergene minerals confirmed pseudomalachite while other polymorph (reichenbachite, ludjibaite) were not identified. Pseudomalachite...

Chemistry of rocks of the Macocha and Líšeň Formations in the Mokrá Quarry (Moravian Karst) The quality of cement clinker is related to the chemistry of the raw materials (typically limestone and clay or shale and other materials) used. The paper provides detailed information about chemistry of rocks of the...

Surface gamma spectrometric measurements of exploration areas in localities Kraví Hora and Horka propřed for construction of a deep geological repository of radioactive waste This paper focuses on the problem of finding a suitable location for a deep geological repository of radioactive waste. Several territories are considered for this purpose...

Lower Badenian solitary corals suborder Caryophyllida (order Scleractinia) from locality Borač (southern part of the Carpathian Foredeep, Czech Republic) Borač locality (southern part of the Carpathian foredeep in Moravia) is known for rich findings of coral fauna. Sediments typical of this area are the lower Badenian “Tegels”, which are also...

Natural radioactivity of metamorphic and igneous rocks and pre-Cenozoic sedimentary rocks on the map sheet 14–42 Rýmařov The aim of the paper is to inform about natural radioactivity of metamorphic and igneous rocks and pre-Cenozoic sedimentary rocks on the map sheet 14-42 Rýmařov in the northeastern part of the Bohemian...

New finding of the soils in the National Park Podyjí focusing on the deposit of a humolites there (Moravia, Czech Republic) Between 2014–2015 soil researches in the National Park Podyjí were performed. The primary interest in the researches was to verify the deposit of humolites (peat, fen) in the National...

W-, Nb-, Ta-, and Fe-rich brookite from pegmatite near Bobrůvka, Strážek Moldanubicum (Bohemian Massif, Czech Republic) Anatase, brookite, and rutile have been identified in small cavities along with albite, muscovite, tourmaline (Mg-rich schorl) and fluorapatite in pegmatitic material stored in the depositories of the Moravian Museum in Brno and originating...

Harmotome from the Natural Monument Picrite Amygdaloid Rock near Kojetín (Moravia, Czech Republic) Natural Monument Picrite Amygdaloid Rock near Kojetín (4.5 km SSW from Nový Jičín) presents abandoned quarry and roadcut at the southern end of the village. Outcroping body of volcanic aglomerate is formed by fragments of amygdaloid picrites...

Contribution to the mineralogy of the Petřkovická Hora Hill (Moravia, Czech Republic) Mineralogical localities at the Petřkovická hora Hill (cca 6.5 km SSW from Nový Jičín) are represented by both abandoned quarry near the top of the hill and several rock outcrops in the Stranický Potok Stream on the eastern...

Ilmenite and baddeleyite in metagabbro from Špičák near Deštné in Orlické hory, Czech Republic Two types of metagabbro from Špičák near Deštné in Orlické hory were studied. The metagabbro formed in the upper crust – based on the amphibole barometer and thermometer the pressure about 3 kbar and temperature 880...

Cathodoluminescence study, Petrography and Lithology of Marble in Moravicum (Bílý Potok Unit, Svratka Dome, Bohemian Massif) The contact of the Bílý Potok and Bíteš Units (Svratka Dome, Moravo-Silesian Zone) is characterized by presence of marble in the highest lithostratigraphic part of the phyllite complex of the Bílý Potok Unit. The...

Paragenetic characterization of ferruginous concretions from the locality “Zukalův kopec” in the cadastral area of Mokrá-Horákov Origin of limonite concretions at the locality Zukalův kopec near the village of Mokrá-Horákov is connected with an intensive weathering of the specific calcareous Podolí Formation, probably in the warm climate of the Tertiary....

Natural radioactivity of metamorphic and igneous rocks and pre-Cenozoic sedimentary rocks on the map sheet 15-13 Vrbno pod Pradědem The aim of the paper is to inform about natural radioactivity of metamorphic and igneous rocks and pre-Cenozoic sedimentary rocks on the map sheet 15-13 Vrbno pod Pradědem. Crystalline rocks outcropping...

Natural radioactivity of metamorphic and igneous rocks and pre-Cenozoic sedimentary rocks on the map sheet 14-43 Mohelnice The aim of the paper is to inform about natural radioactivity of metamorphic and igneous rocks and pre-Cenozoic sedimentary rocks on the map sheet 14-43 Mohelnice. Metamorphic and igneous rocks belou to three...

Large almandine porphyroblasts from Senorady, western Moravia Large garnet crystals (porphyroblasts) occur in migmatized biotite paragneiss near Senorady (Moldanubian Zone, Western Moravia). In their chemical composition prevails almandine komponent (Alm68–72 Sps3–10 Prp16–22 Grs0–6 Adr1–6). Only weak diffuse zonation (Mn-rich core and Mg-rich rim) and inclusions of quartz, ilmenite, apatite and...

Mineralogy of quartz-hematite vein with amethyst from the locality “Na Dolečkách” in Bludov near Šumperk Results of mineralogical study of quartz-hematite vein with local amethyst occurrence from the locality “Na Dolečkách” in Bludov near Šumperk are presented. The main vein with thickness up to 1 m is over 1 km...

Laumontite from the Sobotín-Štětínov (Moravia, Czech Republic) Sobotín-Štětínov (also Kožušná or Fellberg) is classic Moravian locality of low-temperature hydrothermal fissure alpine-type mineralization. Most prominent zeolite finds came from the end of 19th and the beginning of the 20th century, when two quarries were active in the rocks of the Sobotín...

A review of wolframite mineralisation related to the Central Moldanubian pluton and orthogneiss bodies in Moldanubicum Several Sn-W occurences were previously described in the Central Moldanubian pluton and its surroundings. This mineralisation occur in greisenized veins or quartz veins, connected directly to the pluton or its exocontact, including migmatized rocks...

Natural radioactivity of metamorphic and igneous rocks on the map sheet 14-24 Bělá pod Pradědem The paper provides detailed information about natural radioactivity of metamorphic and igneous rocks on the map sheet 14-24 Bělá pod Pradědem in the northeastern part of the Bohemian Massif. Crystalline rocks in the northwestern corner...

Oyster reef on building roads in Přímětice near Znojmo (Southern Moravia) The paper describes the discovery of oyster reef which was uncovered during the construction of the ring road in Znojmo-Přímětice. A solid layer composed of oyster shells were found after the removal of quaternary sediments in the position above...

Occurence and mineralogy of green chalcedony (plasma) in serpentinite residues at Moravia (Moldanubian Zone, Bohemian Massif) Massive green chalcedony (plasma) represents a specific mineral in the weathering zone at serpentinized peridotites of western Moravia (Moldanubian Zone, Bohemian Massif). Plasma consists mainly of microand non-crystalline silica minerals with different proportions of...

Gold from the quartz veins at the “Zelená jáma” locality, Zlaté Hory Ore District, Jeseníky Mts., Czech Republic The gold-bearing quartz veins are slightly discordant with respect to the foliation of host “quartzite schists” at the studied site “Zelená jáma“ (Zlaté Hory Ore District). Apart from quartz, the vein is...

Pocket minerals from simple pegmatites and associated muscovite veins of Strážek Moldanubicum (Bohemian Massif, Czech Republic) Simple anatectic pegmatites with common pockets lined with crystals of smoky quartz, K-feldspar, albite, muscovite, zoned black tourmaline (schorl, oxy-schorl, foitite, dravite, magnesio-foitite) and common to rare accessory minerals – fluorapatite, garnet, cordierite to...

The discovery of chert-bearing limestone in the Boskovice Furrow The paper deals with a new finding of peloidal/oolitic micritic limestone in the Bohemian Massif. Limestone outcrops was recently discovered in the vicinity of Malhostovice village, Brno-venkov distrikt (GPS: 49.338250 N; 16.516177 E; WGS 84). The rock is characterised by the...

Natural radioactivity of metamorphic and igneous rocks and pre-Cenozoic sedimentary rocks on the map sheet 14-41 Šumperk The aim of the paper is to inform about natural radioactivity of metamorphic and igneous rocks and pre-Cenozoic sedimentary rocks on the map sheet 14-41 Šumperk. The area covering the map sheet belongs...

Natural radioactivity of metamorphic and igneous rocks and pre-Cenozoic sedimentary rocks on the map sheet 24-21 Jevíčko The aim of the paper is to inform about natural radioactivity of metamorphic, igneous and pre-Cenozoic sedimentary rocks on the map sheet 24-21 Jevíčko. Contents of potassium, uranium and thorium were measured using...

Zeolites from localities of the Czech Republic in the collection of the Moravian Museum, Brno The collection of minerals and rocks of the Moravian Museum belongs to the one of the most important collections in the Czech Republic. Worth noticing is the part of the collection comprising zeolites from the...

Arsenic supergene mineralisations and arsenic behaviour in waste dumps of base-metal deposit Dlouhá Ves near Havlíčkův Brod (Českomoravská vrchovina Highlands) Arsenic-bearing mineralisation, represented by primary arsenopyrite-pyrite assemblage is typical for basemetal deposit at Českomoravská vrchovina Highlands. Waste rock piles from historical mines located at Dlouhá Ves near Havlíčkův Brod have...

Andradite-meionite-pyroxene rock in amphibolite from the contact of corundum pegmatite at Pokojovice, Moldanubian Zone, Western Moravia Andradite-meionite-clinopyroxene rock represents one of the host rocks of known corundum pegmatite at Pokojovice (near Třebíč, Western Moravia). It forms layers in the amphibolite body, which together with quartzites, ultrapotassic leucocratic gneisses, marbles and...

Mineral assemblage of Sn-W ores from Ovesná Lhota near Světlá nad Sázavou, Czech Republic Quartz veins from the Ovesná Lhota contain muscovite, scheelite, cassiterite, tourmaline and wolframite. Intimate aggregates of cassiterite and wolframite suggest possible unusual coprecipitation of both minerals. Wolframites are dominated by ferberite end member with average chemical...

Petrography and chemical composition of mudstones and marls of the Silesian Unit (Godula facies; Western Carpathians) This paper is focused on the chemical composition of mudstones and marls from the Godula facies of the Silesian Unit of Moravian-Silesian Carpathians (Godula, Istebna, Rožnov, Menilite and Krosno formations). The chemical composition of...

Iron oxide concretions from the sandpit Závada near Hlučín (Silesia, Czech Republic) Sandpit Závada near Hlučín (14 km NW from Ostrava) is extracting glaciolacustrine sediments of Saale Glacial Stage. In the upper part of the sand deposit is developed irregular horizon cemented by “limonite”, which was subject of study. Sandstones...

Studená Cave in Moravian Karst, paleontological research Studená (Cold) Cave is the cavity in the left slope of Suchý žleb Valley in Moravský kras Protected Landscape Area, now almost excavated. Total length is now app. 31 m. As the first explorers in the beginning of the twentieth century opened just...

Green chromium-bearing mica in Balinka Conglomerates of Rosice-Oslavany Formation (Upper Carboniferous) at Oslavany Clasts of light-green mica containing chromium were recorded in the Upper Carboniferous conglomerates at Oslavany (Rosice-Oslavany Coalfield, Boskovice Graben). It is a potassium-deficient muscovite to illite (0.514–0.912 apfu K) with 0.88–2.29 wt. % Cr2O3 (0.046–0.119 apfu Cr)....

Paragenesis and succesion of ore minerals in the representative skarns of Bohemian-Moravian Highlands, Czech Republic The skarns studied are situated in the Kutná Hora Unit (1 locality), Svratka Unit (6 localities) and Moldanubian Zone (3 localities). Main ore mineral of skarns is magnetite, but it is not present in all...

Gold and Bi-minerals in the skarns of Bohemian-Moravian Highlands (Czech Republic) The rare young mineralization formed of Bi-minerals and native gold is contained in five Fe-skarn bodies in the Moldanubicum, Kutná Hora Crystalline Complex, and Svratka Unit. The chemical composition of gold studied from individual skarn bodies is different. Also...

Fayalite and ore minerals in the skarns from Kuklík and Líšná (Bohemian-Moravian Highlands, Czech Republic) Sporadic aggregates and grains of Mn-bearing fayalite in the iron-rich skarn mineral assemblage with magnetite and ferroan clinopyroxene in the Svratka Unit were described. Small grains of fayalite typically occur between magnetite and hedenbergite and...

Mineral assemblage and chemical composition of Mg-wolframite and scheelite from Cetoraz by Pacov, Czech Republic Magnesium-bearing wolframite was analysed from the occurence near Cetoraz by Pacov. It forms grayish to black crystals up to 10 cm and irregular grains of various size. Wolframite composition is dominated in ferberite with average...

Strontianite from the by-pass road of town Příbor (Moravia, Czech Republic) During the construction of by-pass road of town Příbor were uncovered several bodies of igneous rocks of the teschenite association (altered picrites and teschenites). According to assemblages of dinoflagellates with Cerbia tabulata, Odontochitina operculata, Oligosphaeridium perforatum, and Muderongia staurota...

Malachite speleothems in the Zbrašov aragonite caves, Hranice Karst This study investigated composition of the speleothems in the Zbrašov aragonite caves that are part of the Hranice Karst. Hranice Karst is located SE from Olomouc city and is built in Paleozoic limestones (Givetian to Viséan). Two samples: one archival sample...

Mineralogy of Th-rich granites and granodiorites from the Eastern margin of the Thaya Terrane in Brunovistulicum (Brno Batholith) The slight positive Th-anomaly detected by the airborne gamma-ray spectrometry in the rocks Tetčice Suite at the western part Brno Batholith was confirmed by the field measurements. Irregular spatial distribution of Th...

Chemistry of rocks Březina and Podolí Formations – dinantian–culmian transition facies of Drahany Upland Viséan Březina and Podolí Formations represent a transition from the Lower Carboniferous calciturbiditic sedimentation in the Moravian Karst (Líšeň Formation) to the Upper Viséan siliciclastic turbidite flysch facies (Culm facies of the Rozstání Formation). The Březina...

Lapiés (karren) in limestones of the Hills Pavlovské vrchy (Southern Moravia, Czech Republic) Complex information about small surface forms in limestone areas of the Czech Republic is missing up-to now. The author presents geomorphological characteristic of lapiés (karren) in limestones of the Hills Pavlovské vrchy in Southern Moravia supplemented by...

New Palaeontological Research in Barová (Sobolova) Cave, Moravian Karst: Preliminary Report Barová cave is located in the central part of the Moravian Karst Protected Area, Moravia, Czech Republic, in the right slope of Josefovské/Křtinské valley. The cave had been discovered in 1947 by A. Sobol and his companions as a...

Silver and gold in galena ores from base-metal vein deposits in Bohemian Moravian Highlands Galena-rich ores from vein base-metal deposits in the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands were analyzed for Ag and Au. Relatively high quality of ores was confirmed in the Havlíčkův Brod ore district with contents of Ag exceeding 1000 ppm...

Gold from the historic ore deposit “Anna” – Zlaté Hory Ore District, Jeseníky Mts., Czech Republic Small gold sheets corresponding to electrum-to-silver-rich gold (35–65 at. % Ag) were found in lenticular quartz-carbonate veins hosted by sericite phyllites of the Cu-deposit Anna (Zlaté Hory – North Ore District). The amount of...

Mineralogy of magnetite-grunerite-siderite ores in Radoškov (Bílý potok Unit, Svratka dome, Moravicum) Metamorphic iron mineralization was documented in an abandoned adit east of Radoškov, Czech Republic. Siderite-rich ore with magnetite, amphibole asbestos, chlorite and small amounts of pyrite occur in chlorite-muscovite and muscovite-biotite phyllites (Svratka Dome, Moravicum). Siderite associated with...

Strengite with the variable Al-content from the graphite-rich moldanubian rocks on the Štěměchy locality The late fissure mineralization with phosphate minerals was noted in graphitic moldanubian rocks. On the Štěměchy locality is formed by the oldest quartz, strengite, variscite, wavellite and the youngest clay minerals. Variable content of Al (0.0108–0.489...

Metamorphic origin of textures of pyrrhotite, arsenopyrite and löllingite from Orlík near Humpolec, Czech Republic Sulphidic ores with gold were studied at locality Orlík near Humpolec. Origin of typical arsenopyritelöllingite-pyrrhotite assemblages with invisible gold were previously described as result of LP-HT metamorphosis of older gold-bearing sulphidic ores on various localities...

Soil contamination in the area between Zastávka u Brna and Oslavany and their relationship to the exploitation of coal Relatively high concentrations of As (up to 47 ppm), Mo (up to 26 ppm), Hg (up to 1.4 ppm) and S (0.2 wt. %) were found based on the study of...

Granitic NYF pegmatites in the Velké Meziříčí region, Třebíč Pluton, western Moravia (Czech Republic) Detailed field work on NYF granitic pegmatites (Kfs + Plg + Qz + Ab + Bt) enclosed in syenite (to melagranite) of the Třebíč Pluton within the area of Velké Meziříčí revealed existence of several distinct...

Evidence of rare earth elements (REE) mobilization in teschenites of the Beskydy Mts. region Rocks of teschenite association form sills and submarine volcanic bodies in sediments of the Silesian Unit of the Moravo-Silesian Beskydy Mts. They represent foidic alkalic basaltoidic rocks. These rocks are enriched in REE which are bound...

Limonitized quartzites with Fe-Mn-Ba-Co ore mineralization in Svratka Dome, Moravicum, south of Maršov near Tišnov The presented iron-bearing quartzites with oxidic Fe-Mn-Ba-Co mineralisation are situated south of Maršov near Tišnov in crystalline complex of the Svratka Dome (Moravicum). Brightly colored quartz-rich rocks mainly appear in the vicinity of “Skalky” hillock...

Some important and/or interesting fossils from the collections of the Moravian Museum in Brno re-examinated During the inventory control of fossil material deposited in the Moravian Museum / Moravec Castle seven selected fossils have been studied. The scientific significance and/or importance of these samples as well as their description are...

On historical exploration gallery in Mariánské údolí (Brno-Líšeň) Historical exploration gallery in Brno-Líšeň was documented and measured in the framework of geological survey 1 : 25,000 of Brno township. According the local oral tradition, the gallery was digged 1844–45 in search for coal. The prospection was organised by three wealthy...

Barová Cave: the Palaeontological Research goes on – Under the Ladder Test Pit The excavations in Barová Cave, started after a large slide of sediments upon the Shaft II in 2011, have still continued. As the following landslides and collapsing of underlying beds still threat the locality, and the fossiliferous...

Fe-vermiculite pseudomorphs after biotite crystals from granodiorites of the Brno Massif – crystal chemistry, mineral inclusions and alteration The occurrence of columnal euhedral „biotite“ crystals with focus on their crystallochemical properties, mineral inclusions and alteration products from granodioritic rocks of the „Kralovo Pole“ unit, Brno Massif, have been studied. Micromorphological...

Lithium-bearing micas from elbaite-subtype pegmatites in the Western Moravia, Czech Republic Lithium-bearing micas from elbaite-subtype pegmatites of the Moldanubian Zone, western Moravia were examined using electron microprobe and the contents of Li2O were calculated (method of TISCHENDORF et al. 1997). Very rare to minor Li-bearing micas occur in albite unit...

Mineral assemblages with berthierite in base-metal ores at Jitkov near Česká Bělá (Havlíčkův Brod ore district), Moldanubicum Silver-rich base-metal veins near Česká Bělá (Havlíčkův Brod ore district) were exploited in the Middle Ages. Fragments of ore-bearing quartz vein were found in abandoned dumps at Jitkov. Arsenopyrite and pyrite among ore...

Plumbojarosite from Nová Ves near Rýmařov A (sub)recent mineral assemblage with plumbojarosite was identified in a waste rock dump material of a former Boží dar mine at Pb-Zn deposit Nová Ves near Rýmařov, Czech Republic. The plumbojarosite forms abundant fine-grained earthy yellow coatings on ore fragments. The mineral was identified...

Formation of authigenic xenotime-(Y) during very low-grade metamorphism in the graywackes and shales of the Moravo-Silesian Culm Authigenic xenotime-(Y) was found in graywackes and shales of the Protivanov Formation (Drahany Upland) and Moravice Formation (Nízký Jeseník Mts.), Moravo-Silesian Culm, Bohemian Massif. It occurs as minute (typically <30 μm) irregular aggregates,...

Mineralogically remarkable lamproite occurrence in the Třebíč Pluton at Střítež near Třebíč A new occurrence of a mafic dyke was recognised along the eastern termination of the Moldanubian zone at Střítež near Třebíč (western Moravia, Czech Republic), where crosscuts melanocratic amphibole-biotite granosyenite (durbachite) of the Třebíč Pluton. The studied rock...

Modal composition of siliciclastic sediments and its impact on their spectral gamma-ray record: application in provenance and stratigraphic study The spectral gamma-ray (GRS) logs are usually used as indicators of facies trends both in subsurface and outcrop. However, our outcrop and laboratory GRS data from Lower Carboniferous (upper Viséan) siliciclastic...

Rocks of teschenite association in the surroundings of Valašské Meziříčí The teschenite association occurring in southwest part the Silesian Unit of the flysh belt, the West Carpathians, consists of intrusive and extrusive igneous rocks with variable textures, structures and mineral abundances. These rocks comprise mainly basalt, monchiquite, fourchite, picrite, and...

Plaňava Member from the Štramberk area (Lower Cretaceous, Outer Western Carpathians, Czech Republic) The submitted contribution is an overview of lithological and paleontological investigations of Late Jurrasic and Cretaceous sediments at Kotouč quarry in Štrambek during years 2000–2011. A analysis of the almou black shale layers of Kotouč Formation in...

Where do the Miocene clastic sediments of the Brno region come from? Selected samples and localities of the Ottnangian and Badenian sands at the eastern margin of Bohemian Massif have been studied to establish their provenance, origin, environments and facies: I. Ottnangian sands and gravels transported by rivers (site Brno-Bystrc)....

Topography of historical mines and ore mineralizations in area of the Bílý potok, Western Moravia Remnants of historical mines for iron- and base-metal ores were re-investigated among villages Javůrek, Maršov, Svatoslav, Přibyslavice and Lesní Hluboké, in area 20 km NW from Brno (Czech Republic). The mines are situated at the...

Gold in the quartz veins of the Hláska and Vysoká hora, north field of the Andělská Hora Ore District, Jeseníky Mts., Czech Republic The lenticular gold-bearing quartz ± carbonate veins at the Vysoká hora Mt. and Hláska Mt. crosscut sericite phyllites of the Vrbno Group. The gold sheets hosted by...

Millerite and other minerals from the sideritic nodules from the ČSA Mine near Karviná (Czech Republic) The nickel sulphide, millerite, has been found at several places within the 11th block of the ČSA Mine in the Czech part of the Upper Silesian Basin. It forms radial aggregates up to 10...

Wolframite from heavy-mineral assemblages at Trucbába – Valcha, Moldanubicum Magnesium-rich wolframite from stream sediment in Trucbába – Valcha locality (Humpolec area) was found. It forms sporadic black grains among ilmenite, magnetite, monazite-(Ce), xenotime-(Y), scheelite, garnet, rutile, zircon, apatite, sillimanite, tourmaline, cassiterite and gold in the heavy-mineral concentrates. In the wolframite...

Outcrops of the Carboniferous at Hladový vrch in Ostrava-Hošťálkovice (Silesia, Czech Republic) Based on the study and review of available data related to abandoned quarries at the Hladový vrch near Ostrava-Hošťálkovice and new field works, we concluded that the local sediments belong to lower part of the Petřkovice Member, namely...

New knowledge of petrographic composition of sediments in Rosice-Oslavany Coalfield near Oslavany Several petrographical researches of psamitic sediments were done in Rosice-Oslavany and Padochov Formations in Rosice-Oslavany Coalfield (Czech Republic). Our research shows, that a different type of sediment occurs in Rosice-Oslavany Coalfield, especially in Rosice-Oslavany Formation. It was found,...

New taxonomical view of some aptychi of family Punctaptychidae around Jurassic/Cretaceous boundary from the Kurovice Quarry (Outer Western Carpathians, Czech Republic) The revised aptychi assemblages (family Punctaptychidae) around Jurassic/Cretaceous boundary, found in the Kurovice Quarry (Outer Western Carpathians), expands and clarifies the previous biostratigraphical studies realized in this locality. The...

Iron-rich zeolites from the locality Svojanov, Czech Republic Svojanov locality is situated in Pardubice region (Czech Republic), about 15 km SE far from Polička town, in a closed quarry located on NW of Svojanov village nearby Svojanov-Rohozná road. High contents of Fe were found by an electron microprobe in zeolites...

Native silver from Borovec (Štěpánov ore district) Silver mining activities at Štěpánov ore district date back to 13th century. Besides the major ore minerals, the silver-bearing galenite with inclusions of freibergite, and the silver-bearing chalcopyrite, rare presence of native silver was encountered on dumps close to the shallow shaft Josef...

New mineralogical finds at the Kotouč quarry near Štramberk, Western Carpathians, Northern Moravia, Czech Republic The submitted contribution is an overview of mineralogical investigations of Kotouč quarry at Štramberk during years 2000–2010. Exploited body of Štramberk Limestone belongs to the Silesian Unit of the Outer Western Carpathians. The limestone itself...

Metamorphic evolution of Upper Moravian Nappe in the South part of the Svratka Dome The southern part of the Svratka Dome is built two crystalline napes overlying Cadomian basement (Brunovistulicum) and its Devonian cover. The Upper Moravian Nappe consists of orthogneisses, muscovite to muscovite-biotite mica schists and gneisses with layers...

Field examination and pan prospecting of remnants after potential exploitation of mineral raw materials on Hostýn Hill (Hostýn Hills) The Hostýn Hill is storied about occurrence and exploitation of gold, silver and iron, however, these legends are mostly considered to be unrealistic with respect to geological structure of this area....

Terminoglacial fan deposits from the Javorná stream valley in the Zlaté Hory Region Glaciofluvial accumulation, which forms a terminoglacial fan is described in this paper. The origin of the fan was affected by the adjoining topography, when the ice sheet lied above the side of the Javorná Stream valley in...

Morphometric analysis of fox populations from the Moravian Last Glacial The contribution deals with the morphometrics of cranial and postcranial skeleton of the fossil populations of foxes (Vulpes vulpes and Alopex lagopus) from the Late Palaeolithic Gravettian and Magdalenian sites in Moravia, Czech Republic. Differences in morphometry between the recent...

Fossil fish fauna (Teleostei, Selachii) from the Dynów marlstone (Rupelian, NP 23) of the Menilitic Formation at the locality of Litenčice (Czech Republic) A complete faunal list of the fish fauna (Selachii, Teleostei) from the Dynów marsltone (NP23) of the Menilitic Formation at the locality of Litenčice is presented. The...

Accesory schreyerite in vanadium-rich graphite quartzite at Bítovánky (Moldanubicum, western Moravia) A new occurrence of schreyerite was found in graphite quartzite near Bítovánky, in the south-eastern part of the Moldanubian zone (Bohemian Massif). It forms thin lamellae and grains intergrown with vanadium-rich rutile (0.044–0.058 apfu V) and isolated microscopic grains,...

Lithium tourmalines from the lepidolite pegmatite at Sedlatice near Telč (Moldanubicum, western Moravia) The lepidolite-subtype pegmatite at Sedlatice features simple mineralogy with garnet, apatite, tourmaline, andalusite, cordierite?, cassiterite, manganocolumbite, zircon and topas as accessory phases. Tourmaline is represented by common schorlitic tourmaline, with rare thin rims of green tourmaline (verdelite)....

Recent efflorescences of Fe sulphates in a waste piles at Dlouhá Ves near Havlíčkův Brod (Czech Republic) The water-soluble sulfates: rozenite, melanterite, halotrichite, gypsum, rhomboclase, epsomite and alunogen were found in the waste piles of polymetal deposits in Dlouhá Ves near Havlíčkův Brod (Czech Republic). Ferrous sulfates, which are stable...

Peraluminous granites in the south part Stražek Moldanubicum – example of the evolution peraluminous granitic melt Peraluminous muscovite-biotite granites sometimes with tourmaline form small bodies arranged along the Ořechov fault in the south part the Strážek Moldanubicum. According whole rocks geochemistry and petrology these granites can be interpreted as the...

Mokrá Plateau and Contiguous Valley of Říčka Creek: Development of Drainage Pattern and Karstic Features in Cenozoic The surface of the Mokrá Plateau (southern part of the Moravian Karst) is an old relief formed before the Badenian transgression. The whole area is intensively karstified; most of the underground phenomena are...

Animal osteological finds from cave No. 16 (Moravian Karst) The cave No. 16 is situated in the western downslope of the Sloup valley (opposite the „Hřebenáč“ hum) 480 m a.s.l. It is a case of the fissure expanded by corrosion. The total length of the cave is 12 m and...

New minerals found in regions of Moravia and Silesia between 1985 and 2009; a review Since the last topographic mineralogy review in 1985, the number of mineral species described from Moravia and Silesia rose significantly, especially due to more freqent use of advanced analytical techniques, e.g. EMP or powder XRD....

New occurrence of grandidierite, ominelite, boralsilite and Fe-rich werdingite in Horní Bory, Czech Republic – overview A new occurrence of four anhydrous borosilicates (grandidierite, ominelite, boralsilite, Fe-rich werdingite) was found in Horní Bory quarry, Bory Granulite Massif, Moldanubicum, Czech Republic. The borosilicates were found associated with dumortierite, tourmaline and corundum....

Geikielite-baddeleyite in mineral assemblage of dolomite marbles from the contact aureole of the Třebíč Pluton (Moldanubian zone) Within the inner part of metamorphic aureole of the Třebíč Pluton, geikielite-ilmenite and baddeleyite occur as accessory minerals in spinel-forsterite marbles. The most abundant is geikielite (or Mg-ilmenite) which forms opaque grains up...

Primary gold mineralization from Hory near Předín, western Moravia In the Předín ore district, gold was exploited between 13th and 16th century. Gold-bearing quartz veins penetrate Moldanubian sillimanite-biotite gneisses and quartzites at three sites near Hory village (localities “Štůlně”, “Malý Štítek” and “Zákopy”). The Předín district is characterized by simple...

Pyromorphite from Jihlava ore district (Czech Republic) The supergene mineral assemblage of the Jihlava district, where Pb-Zn-Ag ores were exploited in the medieval age, is characteristic by pyromorphite occurrences. Pyromorphite forms yellow-green to green hexagonal crystals up to 1 cm in size and sometimes also brown or white, needle-like aggregates...

The mineral assemblages at the abandoned burning spoil-heaps in the Rosice-Oslavany Coalfield, Czech Republic Mineral assemblages formed recently at the abandoned burning spoil-heaps of the Kukla coal mine in Oslavany and Ferdinand coal mine in Zastávka. They originated in three stages. Pyrometamorphic stage I Tmax >1 100 °C produced hematite,...

Osteological and morphological analysis of the scabbardfish Anenchelum glarisianum BLAINVILLE, 1818 (Trichiuridae) from the Menilitic Formation of the Moravian part of West Carpathians (Oligocene, Rupelian) A detailed osteological and anatomical analysis of the abundant articulated and disarticulated skeletons of Anenchelum glarisianum BLAINVILLE, 1818 was undertaken. Restoration of the validity of...

Pre-Mesozoic lamprophyres and associated dyke intrusions of the Bohemian Massif (Czech Republic, Poland, Germany, Austria): a review This contribution summarizes and comments the most important published results on pre-Mesozoic lamprophyres of the Moravo-Silesian, Moldanubian, Kutná Hora-Svratka, Central Bohemian, Saxothuringian and Lusatian Region. The contribution also brings a current view on...

Authigenic monazite-(Ce) to monazite-(Nd) in the greywackes of the Drahany Upland: formation related to the chemical composition of the greywackes and diagenetic temperature Poikilitic monazite-(Ce) to monazite-(Nd), irregular in shape, enclosing variety of detrital and authigenic minerals, together with rounded, partly altered detrital monazite, were found in greywackes of the...

Furutobeite and betekhtinite from the ore deposit Horní Benešov in the Nízký Jeseník Mts. – Czech Republic The occurrence of two rare Pb-Ag-Cu-Fe sulphides, furutobeite and betekhtinite, is described from the Devonian Zn-Pb stratiform deposit of Horní Benešov. Both minerals were found within post-metamorphic veinlets (cutting the pyrite-sphalerite-galena stratiform ore)...

Gayite from granitic pegmatite at Cyrilov near Velké Meziříčí, Moldanubicum Gayite, a new dufrenite group mineral with Mn as dominant divalent cation was recently described by KAMPF et al. (2010) from beryl-columbite-phosphate type granitic pegmatite in Cordoba province, Argentina. Similar, Mn-dominant member of the dufrenite group occurs in association with...

Petrography, mineralogy, geochemistry and genetic aspects of the Lahn-Dill type deposit of Malý Děd (= Leiterberg) in the Devonian Vrbno Group (Silesicum), Czech Republic The Lahn-Dill type deposit of Malý Děd located in the Silesian domain is a part of the Devonian metasedimentary and metavolcanic cover rocks (Vrbno Group) that...

Metamorphic evolution metadiorite subzone in the Brno Batholith Metadiorite subzone forms the western part of the Central basic belt of the Brno Batholith. It can be interpreted as relic of Neoproterozoic ophiolite complex. Cumulate gabbros, diorites and ultramafic rocks were obducted on to the Thaya terrane and subsequently deformed and/or...

Metamorphic rocks western part Brno batholith Biotite and amphibole biotite granitoids of the northern part of Thaya terrane (western part of the Brno batholith) contains large enclaves of polyphase-metamorphosed sedimentary and igneous rocks. The enclaves, up to several km long, consist mainly of biotite to muscovite-biotite gneisses (Qtz + Pl...

Petrography of the Polička Crystalline Complex The Polička Crystalline Complex is a metamorphosed volcano-sedimentary complex situated in the E part of the Bohemian Massif. Lithotectonic sequences of the Polička Crystalline Complex can be subdivided on the three subunits. The basal subunit is composed of medium-grained biotite and two-mica gneisses (±Grt...

Study of zircon from alkali syenite near Naloučany, Moldanubicum, Czech Republic The fine-grained part of alkali-feldspar syenite near Naloučany is extremely enriched in Zr, Th and U. In these parts the zircon content reach 5 %. The zircon forms euhedral crystals 100 do 350 μm in size with uniform typology....

Nordenskiöldine CaSnB2O6 from the locality Kozlov near Nedvědice, new rare accessoric mineral for Nedvědice marbles Very rare mineral of Europe – nordenskiöldine CaSnB2O6 – was found in Sn-rich calc-silicate assemblage (tin skarn) of Nedvědice marbles near Kozlov (4 km N from Nedvědice, western Moravia). It forms rare euhedral grains approx....

Zirconolite in marble at Krahulov and age of HT/LP metamorphism in the contact aureole of the Třebíč Pluton (Moldanubian zone) Regional-scale contact metamorphism of the Třebíč Pluton led to the formation of distinct zoning manifested typically in dolomite marbles. Inside part of metamorphic aureole appears rare zirconolite as an accessory...

Scorodite FeAsO4·2H2O from Jezdovice near Třešť In the Jezdovice area (Jihlava ore district) the silver ores were exploited from the mid- 13th century up to the 18th century. The locality is hosted by cordierite-biotite gneisses of Moldanubian zone. The deposit is formed by hydrothermal mineralization, including quartz veins with Fe-sphalerite,...

Chemical composition of heavy minerals as indicators of source areas for Cretaceous sediments in the south margin Vysoké Mýto syncline (SE. Margin Czech Cretaceous Basin) Heavy minerals as garnet, amphibole, tourmaline and staurolite are useful indicators of source areas of sedimentary basins. The observed chemical variation of heavy minerals from...

Hydrothermal mineralization in sandstones of Variegated Godula Member at the locality Bystrý potok (Moravskoslezské Beskydy Mts.) Tiny hydrothermal veinlets hosted by Upper Cretaceous siliciclastic flysch sediments of the Variegated Godula Member (Godula Development, Silesian Unit, Outer West Carpathians) have been studied from mineralogical, fluid inclusion and stable isotope points of...

Metamorphic evolution of mica-schists and their tectonic position in the Polička Crystalline Complex The Polička Crystalline Complex is situated in the eastern part of the Bohemian Massif. This metamorphosed volcano-sedimentary complex is composed mainly of biotite to two mica gneisses. Micaschists are present only as small lenses or bodies within...

Contribution to the knowledge of provenance of pebbles from the Upper Viséean conglomerates in the Drahany Hights: VI. – Skarnoid. The pebble of leucocratic biotite migmatite (plagioclase >> K-feldspar) with a small nodule of skarnoid rock (garnet+amphibole+magnetite+quartz) was found at locality Račice, Luleč conglomerates, Drahany Hights. Minerals from both rocks...

The structural position of the Upper Jurassic limestone “klippen” and breccia horizons in Jasenice village surroundings: a part of the Ždánice-Subsilesian or the Silesian Unit? The structure and geological origin of the Jurassic-Cretaceous limestones in northern Moravia (Valašské Meziříčí and Štramberk towns vicinity) is still under discussion. The limestone “blocks”...

Deposition and erosion stages in the Moravian Karst Moravian Karst represents the largest and the most important karst territory in the Czech Republic, with regard to its long scientific research and the excellent development of broad spectrum of surface and underground karst phenomena, including a number of active stream sinks...

Illusion known as „Czech Crater“ (book review) The book “Czech Crater” from Petr Rajlich represents a new manipulative and highly speculative type of geological literature in Czech Republic. Without any real evidence, the author presents imaginary Proterozoic impact producing “Czech Crater” of 290×240 km in diameter. The book commonly ignores...

Mineralogy, petrography and geology of the Nedvědice marbles, Svratka Crystalline Complex; a review Nedvědice marbles occur in a narrow belt situated along the eastern and northeastern margin of the Svratka Crystalline Complex (Moldanubian Zone). Elongated bodies of calcite marbles up to 150 m long and 40 m thick, with abundant...

Hydroxylherderite and associated beryllophosphates from pegmatite Rožná-Borovina In lepidolite pegmatite Rožná, hydroxylherderite was known since 1950 in pseudomorphs after unknown mineral of pseudocubic shape and the original mineral remained unknown up to now. New samples available for this study confirmed rather monoclinic symmetry. Recent study of this material (powder X-ray...

Demesmaekerite from uranium deposit Zálesí in the Rychlebské hory Mts. (Czech Republic) A rare secondary mineral demesmaekerite Pb2Cu5(SeO3)6(UO2)2(OH)6 . 2H2O was newly found on the old dumps of Pavel vein at the abandoned uranium deposit of Zálesí in Rychlebské hory Mts. Demesmaekerite forms light green compact aggregates up to 1...

Secondary mineralization on the mine waste of the Kukla coal mine in Oslavany Secondary minerals on the waste tip of the Kukla coal mine in Oslavany are described. In the 2005, sulphur, gypsum and hexahydrite were collected and verified. New phases for the locality are secondary anhydrite, aragonite, hematite, calcite,...

Detrital and authigennic REE minerals from Culm sediments of Drahany Uplands, their significance for provenance study of clastic material and diagenetic processes Electron microprobe study of mineral chemistry, chemical age and alteration of detrital monazite as well as composition and textural position of authigenic REE minerals – rhabdophane-(Ce), synchysite-(Ce) and...

Granitic NYF pegmatites of the Třebíč Pluton (Czech Republic) Homogeneous segregations to complexly zoned dikes of granitic pegmatites, up to 2 m thick, are enclosed in Hercynian (ca. 340 Ma), I-type, ultrapotassic, porphyric, amphibol-biotite melasyenite to melagranite (durbachite) of the Třebíč Pluton (TP), Moldanubicum, western Moravia, Czech Republic. They typically...

Geological position, petrology and geochemistry of durbachite bodies in the vicinity of Nové Město na Moravě Three bodies of ultrapotassic rocks (durbachites) crop out in the vicinity of Nové Město na Moravě. The western most body dips to the NW, while the orientation of other bodies is not clear. Geologic...

Calc-silicate rocks from Polička crystalline Complex Two distinct types of calc-silicate rock occur in the Polička Crystalline Complex. The biotite and two-mica gneisses with nodules calc-silicate rocks are typical members of a monotonous zone Polička Crystalline Complex. Elongated bodies of calc-silicate rock are situated in the varied zone along boundary...

Moldavite-bearing sediments near Lukov in the vicinity of Moravské Budějovice, Western Moravia Between 1998–2005 several moldavites have been collected in two new localities near Lukov. They are olive-green in colour and have angular to subangular shape with lustrous and mat surface. The chemical composition of one sample shows similarity to...

Quaternary Geological Composition of Brno Historic Centre: Application of Results from the Collector Canalization The collector channels building exposed unique sections documenting the geology of the historic Brno centre. The sequence of loess and loess-like sediments interrupted by doubled paleosols and colluvial sediments, and influenced by post-depositional processes, lies on...

Microstructure analysis of Mammuthus primigenius (Blumenbach, 1803) tusks Twenty seven samples of fossil Mammuthus primigenius tusks from four Upper-palaeolithic Moravian localities (27 000–22 000 BP) [Napajedla (Gravettian), Předmostí (Gravettian), Dolní Věstonice (Gravettian) and Milovice (Gravettian)] and one Würmian Croatian locality (Dolnij Miholjac) were studied in regard to the microstructure analysis...

Middle Pleistocene herpetofauna of Mladeč Caves (Moravia, Czech Republic) and its palaeoecological significance Herpetological assemblage of Mladeč 2 site (Mladeč Caves: Moravia, Czech Republic) is a typical example of distinctively interglacial assemblage of the last warm stage of the Holsteinian complex. Altogether 12 taxa have been reported from Mladeč 2...

Paragenesis of the Zn–Pb ore deposits in the wider neighbourhood of Horní Město village near Rýmařov in Jeseníky Mts. (Czech Republic) The ~7 km long mineralized zone of the Horní Město ore district is situated in southern section of the Vrbno Group. This Devonian volcano-sedimentary sequence is a part of...

Mineral assemblages of the phosphate nodules from the granitic pegmatite at Cyrilov near Velké Meziříčí, Moldanubicum; part I-primary and exsolution phases Granitic pegmatite near Cyrilov, the type locality of cyrilovite belongs to the beryl-columbite-phosphate subtype of the REL-Li type, despite the absence of the beryl. The primary phosphates and associate...

Minerals of the jarosite group from sulphide-bearing assemblages on the eastern margin of the Bohemian Massif The article is devoted to the study of the jarosite group minerals from supergene zone of various sulphidebearing assemblages (polymetalic Pb–Zn ores, pyrite-graphite rocks), emerging in connection with mining activities at the eastern margin...

Pyromorphite from Pb–Zn ore deposit at Nová Ves near Rýmařov (Jeseníky Mts., Czech Republic) Pyromorphite samples from weathering zone of the vein deposit Nová Ves at Rýmařov are identified and studied with respect to their origin. Pyromorphite was found in assemblage with limonite and plumbogumite. Pyromorphihe crystals have zonality, lighter...

New find of huntite at Hrubšice, Western Moravia (Czech Republic) and Question of its Genesis In the Biskoupky serpentinite body (Western Moravia, Czech Republic) an older find of huntite from 1981 was confirmed. The mineral occurs in an active quarry „U Pustého mlýna“ near Hrubšice in the fissures of serpentinite...

Tourmalinites from the southern part of Svratka Crystalline Complex Tourmalinites from the southern part of the Svratka Crystalline complex form stratiform layers hosted in mica schist. They probably represent a part of metamorphosed volcano-sedimentary complex primary rich in F and B. Whole rock composition of tourmalinites is close to the...

Muscovite-plagioclase layers in dolomite marble near Prosetín (Olešnice Unit, Moravicum) concordant injections of aplite or metaevaporites? Layers of concordant muscovite-plagioclase rock are enclosed in dolomite marble near Prosetín (Olešnice unit, Moravicum). These rocks were previously interpreted as strongly altered injections of silica-poor aplites (oligoclasites). Muscovite-plagioclase rock is white, fine-grained, composed...

Three genetically different types of garnet-rich rocks from Hlinsko Zone and from Polička Crystalline Complex The garnet-rich rocks are spatially associated with two metamorphosed volcano-sedimetary complexes at the eastern border of the Bohemian Massiv (Polička Crystalline Complex and Hlinsko Zone). The studied rocks represent three genetic types, which are produced...

Paleodiet inferred from Ursus spelaeus ROSENMÜLLER et HEINROTH tooth from Tmavá skala cave (Slovak Republic) using carbon isotope analyses Isotopes of carbon were employed in the study of Ursus spelaeus second upper molar M2 from Late Würm bear cave Tmavá skala (Little Carpathians, Slovak Republic). Samples of enamel and dentine...

The pollen analysis of the chosen Quaternary localities (Stříbrná bystřina, Rýchory) from the Giant mountains The paleobotanical reconstruction of the vegetation development of the Giant Mountains is based on the pollen analysis of sediment of moors. The peat has risen and accumulated the pollen grains and spores from the Late...

Ore minerals from the dolomitic veins in the serpentinite rocks of the Letovice crystalline complex (Czech Republic) Minerals found in dolomite veins cutting serpentine rocks around Letovice and its surroundings composed remarkably heterogeneous set which is different from any other locality in the Bohemian Massif. The composition of copper minerals...

Hydromagnesite, brugnatellite and coalingite in mineral assemblage of fissures in serpentinite, quarry „U Pustého mlýna“, Hrubšice, Moldanubian zone, western Moravia Low-temperature fissure mineralization was found in the quarry “U Pustého mlýna” (the Hrubšice serpentinite body, Moravian Moldanubicum). It is formed by rare Mg-, Mg–Fe-hydrocarbonate minerals (hydromagnesite, artinite, brugnatellite, coalingite), followed...

Zirconolite, baddeleyite and geikielite in clinohumite-spinel-forsterite marbles near Horažďovice and Prachatice in southwestern Bohemia Zirconolite, baddeleyite and geikielite are described from two localities in marbles of the Horažďovice-Sušice belt in SW Bohemia and another localities near Prachatice in southern Bohemia. All the localities belong to the Varied Group, Moldanubian Zone....

Bazzite Be3Sc2Si6O18 from the locality Kožichovice II, new mineral for NYF pegmatites of the Třebíč Pluton, Czech Republic Bazzite was identified using electron microprobe as very rare secondary phase after primary beryl at euxenite-subtype pegmatite Kožichovice II. Small elongated euhedral crystals, up to 50 μm long, occur in thin vein...

Tourmaline from the mica schist of the Svratka Crystalline Complex Tourmaline is a typical accessory mineral for most of micaschists in the Svratka Crystalline Complex. Based on petrographic and chemical data, two main generations of tourmaline have been distinguished. The first generation (tourmaline cores) corresponds to the prograde metamorphic event...

Desilicated pegmatite with OH-rich fluorapatite and niobian rutile from Utín near Havlíčkův Brod Mineral assemblages of strongly desilicated granitic pegmatite at Utín near Havlíčkův Brod were examined. The pegmatite crosscuts a small serpentinite body. Prevailing mineral of the pegmatite is a massive chlorite; it encloses relics of plagioclase, fresh phlogopite...

New petrological, mineralogical and palaeontological research in the quarry Podhůra (Maleník Block, Moravo-Silesian Culm) The quarry Podhůra is situated near the contact of the Bohemian massif and Western Carpathians. There are exposed Lower Carboniferous sedimentary rocks belonging to Culm facies of the adjacent parts of the Bohemian massif. Within the...

Variscan syntectonic types of fluids generated from Palaeozoic sequences of the Moravian Karst and Drahany Upland Variscan hydrothermal calcite±quartz, quartz±chlorite±calcite veins are widespread in Palaeozoic sedimentary sequences of the Moravian Karst and the Drahany Highland. Veins developed in two main lithological types, in limestones and siliciclastic rocks (greywackes, conglomerates, shales),...

Hydrothermal mineralization at the locality Pindula near Frenštát pod Radhoštěm (Silesian Unit, Outer West Carpathians) Studied locality Pindula is situated in the Beskydy Mts. which are formed by the Silesian Unit. Dark clayey siderite (i.e., pelosiderite) concretions present in Lower Cretaceous grey claystones belonging to the Lhotka Formation host the...

Mafic enclaves from the diatexite migmatites in the Svratka crystalline complex Metatexite and diatexite migmatites are widespread in the Svratka crystalline complex (SCC). Their geochemical character is close to melts that originated by a dehydration melting of micas. Petrological and geochemical (Rb, XFeO, W, Be, Sn) variations are result of...

Peraluminous granite from the southern edge of the Třebíč pluton Peraluminous granites are common rock types in the southern edge of the Třebíč pluton, Moldanubicum, Bohemian Massif. Based on petrographical data are subdivided on the biotite, garnet-biotite and tourmaline-biotite granites. Biotite and garnet-biotite granites are products biotite dehydratation melting. However...

Translucent heavy minerals from siliciclastic sediments of the Cambrian and Devonian age, SE Moravia, Czech Republic, Case study of provenance and sedimentology Lower Cambrian and Middle Devonian siliciclastic sediments (arcoses, sandstones and conglomerates) form more than 2 km thick sedimentary cover of Brunovistulicum (Precambrian crustal blocks). Several facies identifying similar...

Contribution to lithology of the Cretaceous formations at the Bystrý potok section near Trojanovice (Silesian Unit, Outer Western Carpathians, Czech Republic) Zone of natural outcrops of Cretaceous sediments of the Silesian Unit on the Czech territory (Outer Western Carpathians) was studied in the Bystrý potok stream by Trojanovice, between Velká...

Steindachneria sp. (Steindachneriinae, Merluciidae, Gadiformes), a new fossil record of luminous hake from the Outer Carpathians (Egerian, Ždánice-Hustopeče Formation, Czech Republic) An incomplete skeleton from the Egerian (Chattian, nannoplankton NP25 Zone) deposits of the Ždánice-Hustopeče Formation possesses the combination of characters (12–13 abdominal vertebrae, tapering caudal part of the body,...

Preliminary report of the discovery of a sirenian rib (order Sirenia) from the Neogene sediments at Bulhary locality (Břeclav district, Czech Republic) A siren (mermaid) rib from the Badenian sediments at Bulhary site is described here. It is the first record of siren remains from Badenian sediments from Moravian part...

The fauna and sedimentology of the locality Nová Vieska (Villafranchian, SR) The presented paper summarizes informations from the recent palaeontological and sedimentological research at the locality of Nová Vieska (Slovak Republic). Sedimentological data refer to sedimentation in the conditions of a relatively great braided river. The assemblage of large mammal...

The new bear species from Bilzingsleben The description of the new bear species appeared in the journal MUNIBE. Since the used species name „hercynicus“ pre-existes, I rename this bear with the new name Ursus ambiguus sp.n....

Supergene minerals from Ag-Pb-Zn-Cu base-metal historical ore deposits at Českomoravská vrchovina Highlands, Czech Republic; A review The work presents a brief characterization of the known oxidic minerals of the supergene zone, especially from Moldanubian Zone, Moravosilesian, Bohemian Massif. Simple ore mineralizations consist predominantly of pyrite, sphalerite, galena, arsenopyrite, and also...

Petrography and mineralogy of a soapstone body at the locality Smrčina near Sobotín (Hrubý Jeseník Mts.) The Sobotín Massif of presumably Devonian age emerges in the NE part of the Bohemian Massif. It consists mainly of amphibolite, amphibole gneisses, subordinate green schists, metahornbledites, and only sporadic serpentinites. Small lens–like soapstone...

Unique chondrodite-bearing mineral assemblage in marble at Bílá Hill near Čechočovice (western Moravia) In the large body of pure calcite marble in the biotite paragneiss of Moldanubicum very rare chondrodite was found. It occurs in narrow limited layer of marble low in dolomite and silicate grains (<1 vol%) in assemblage...

Chromian mica – quartz – dolomite rock (listvenite) at Vícenice near Náměšť nad Oslavou (Gföhl Unit, Moldanubian Zone) Chromian mica – quartz – dolomite rock (listvenite) was found at margin of amphibolite body in Vícenice near Náměšť nad Oslavou (Gföhl Unit, Moldanubian Zone, Czech Republic). It is composed by green...

Composition of vesuvianite from skarnoid from Moravské Bránice (Moravosilesian Zone) Study of long-prismatic vesuvianite-group minerals from skarnoid at the locality Moravské Bránice using the electron microprobe and LA-ICP-MS (laser ablation mass spectrometry with inductively coupled plasma) provided new results on its chemical and trace-element composition. Four texturally-paragenetic types of vesuvianite...

Revision on historical finding of the giant turtle from the Brno Sand (middle Miocene, lower Badenian) The collections of Moravian Museum in Brno contain for decade rare find of fossil giant terrestrial tortoise of the genus Titanochelon. There was no more information about the finding with the only exception for...

A new shark Otodus aff. angustidens (AGASSIZ, 1843) from the Menilite Formation (Oligocene) at the Litenčice locality An incomplete tooth of Otodus aff. angustidens (AGASSIZ, 1843) was discovered in the Šitbořice Beds (Menilite Formation) at the Litenčice locality (Czech Republic). This is the first record of this species in Moravia....

Nová Ves near Rýmařov – Pb-Zn ore deposit (Jeseníky Mts., Czech Republic) Seven veins, a few veinlets and disseminated accumulations form the ore body in metamorphosed Devonian vulcanosediments near the village Nová Ves (Jeseníky Mts.). There were distinguished two mineralization stages with repetition of common sulfides and carbonates as gangue...

Dumortierite and tourmaline from abyssal pegmatites at Vémyslice near Moravský Krumlov, Gföhl unit, Moldanubicum Abyssal pegmatites with dumortierite and tourmaline cut biotite-sillimanite gneiss at Vémyslice near Moravský Krumlov, Gföhl Unit. Pegmatites are highly peraluminous, characterized by presence of dumortierite and sillimanite, and tourmaline and andalusite, respectively. Dumortierite is enriched in...

Accessory Nb, Ta, Ti-oxide minerals from a pegmatite at uranium mine Drahonín, Strážek Moldanubicum Zoned granitic pegmatite from uranium mine Drahonín, Strážek Moldanubicum with muskovite, biotite, tourmaline and sekaninaite contains accessory Y+REE, Nb, Ta, Ti-oxide minerals. They consist of finegrained mixture of minerals of samarskite group, pyrochlore group, scheelite, uraninite,...

Cordierite – sekaninaite from the contact aureole of the Žulová granite pluton, eastern Variscan front, Czech Republic Migmatites related to the periplutonie HT/LP-MP metamorphism ofthe Žulová pluton (eastern Variscan front) carry the assemblage: quartz + plagioclase + K-feldspar + biotite + garnet + sillimanite + cordierite+ ilmenite. Cordierite displays wide...

Mineralogy of polymetallic ore occurrence near Heroltice (Svratka Dome, Moravicum) Pb-Zn mineralization Heroltice near Tišnov is described. The vein and metasomatic types of mineralization is composed by galena, sphalerite, quartz, calcite and dolomite-ankerite; chaleopyrite, tetrahedrite and hessite is rare. The mineralization is mesothermal type (according to the stable isotope thermometry...

Sphalerite of different genetic types of sulphide ore mineralization in the uranium deposit Rožná Sphalerites from an uranium mine near Rožná in the Czech Republic are identified and studied with respect to their origin. Three genetic types were recognized: stratidependent disseminated sulphide mineralization in marbles, early siderite-sulphide veins together with...

The chemical composition of sphalerites from hydrothermal veins in rocks of the Lower Carboniferous of the Nízký Jeseník Upland and the block of Maleník A chemical composition of sphalerites from polymetallic veins occurred in the Nízký Jeseník Upland and the block of Maleník have been studied. Veins are developed mainly...

Secondary minerals from uranium deposit Jelení vrch near Horní Hoštice in the Rychlebské hory Mts. (Czech Republic) Ten secondary minerals as: anglesite, carbonate-hydroxylapatite, hemimorphite, kasolite, langite, mottramite, parsonsite, pyromorphite, uranophane-beta and vanadinite were newly found on the dumps of uranium deposit Jelení vrch near Horní Hoštice in Rychlebské hory Mts....

REE-bearing marble from Horní Dunajovice (Lukov Unit, Moravicum) in Western Moravia REE-bearing calcite marble forms a layer in biotite phyllites near H. Dunajovice in the Lukov Unit of Moravicum. Chemical compositions of the iron- and phyllosilicate-rich marbles and description of rare carbonate synchysite-(Ce) are presented. Enrichment of REE in marble...

Chemistry of garnet and tourmaline – contribution to provenance studies oj fine grained Neogene deposits of the Carpathian Foredeep The study of chemistry of heavy minerals can be an effective tool for provenance analyses of clastic deposits. The chemistry of garnet and tourmaline from Neogene deposits of the Carpathian Foredeep...

Contribution to the Knowledge of Provenance of Pebbles from the upper Visean Conglomerates in the Drahany Uplands: V. Durbachites The paper discusses an origin of the pebbles of durbachites found in the visean Luleč conglomerates in the Drahany Upland. Some rocks exhibit textural and geochemieal similarities with durbachites from the...

Geological Interpretation of the Geomagnetic Anomalies of the NE Moravia and the Czech Part of Silesia A semi-detailed ground magnetic survey carried out by portable proton magnetometers during 1999-2002 supplied a new comprehensive pattern of the geomagnetic field in the NE part of the Czech Repub1ic. Three types of the...

Paleontology of the Obora locality Permian sediments of the Zboněk-Svitávka horizon are exposed at the locality Obora. Plants are common and more than about two thirds of species were determined for the first time at the locality. Invertebrates are represented by two subphyla (Crustacea and Hexapoda). Crustacea were represented by...

Preliminary results of investigation of Neogene vertebrates from the Mokrá-Quarry site The westernmost part of the Mokrá-Quarry is typical with occurrences of carstic phenomena including fossiliferous sediments within carstic fissures. Two fossiliferous carstic fissures (1/2001; 2/2003) have recently been discovered containing abundant Neogene fauna of terrestrial vertebrates: Chelotriton cf. paradoxus,...

Lepidolite pegmatite from Dobrá Voda near Velké Meziřící, western Moravia Lepidolite pegmatite from Dobrá Voda is located in the southeastern part of the Strážek Moldanubicum, close to the contact with the Třebíč Durbachite Massif. Pegmatite forms a symmetrically zoned, steeply dipping dike, up to 6 m in width and about...

Hurlbutite from beryl-columbite pegmatite at Kostelní Vydří near Telč, western Moravia New occurrence of hurlbutite from beryl-columbite pegmatite at Kostelní Vydří near Telč, central Moldanubian pluton is described. Mineral assemblage, optical properties, unit-cell dimensions and chemical composition are given. Hurlbutite is suggested to originate during primary (possibly magmatic) crystallization....

Cl-rich hydroxylellestadite from Zastávka near Brno At burning mine dumps of abandoned mines at Zastávka near Brno (southern Moravia), Czech Republic, was found mineral from the ellestadite group – Cl-rich hydroxylellestadite. It forms rare pale blue transparent acicular crystals, up to I mm in length, and rich bright blue fine-grained...

Mineralogy of ore occurrences near Rozseč nad Kunštátem and Štěchov-Lačnov villages (Svratka dome) The paper presents the characteristics of two ore occurrences Pb-Zn( -Sb) type in the Svratka dome: near Rozseč nad Kunštátem and Štěchov-Lačnov. A history of mining in localities, paragenesis and main ore minerals (sphalerite, galenite, tetrahedrite,bournonite), gangue...

Petrology, Geochemistry and Radioactivity of Durbachites from Třebíč Massif Along the Třebíč Fault Coarse grained, fine grained durbachites, alterated durbachites and mafic xenoliths were distinguished in the w.-e. profile across the Třebíč batholith. The most remarkable geochemical features are the high concentration of K2O (5.2-6.5%), MgO (3.3-10.4%), Ba (1069-2630 ppm),...

Devonian and Lower Carboniferous limestones in the southernmost part of the Moravian Karst Two limestone outcrops in the southernmost part of Maravian Karst area in the surroundings of Bedřichovice have been studied from the viewpoint of biostratigraphy, sedimentology, structural geology and microfacies analysis. The foraminiferal and conodont fauna from Bedřichovice...

Hydrothermal origin for the coves of the Bohemian Karst, Czech Republic: a new paradigm The caves developed in Lower Paleozoic carbonate rocks of the Bohemian Karst are interpreted as a result of a hydrothermal dissolution. The main evidence includes 1) a close spatial link of the caves to hydrothermal calcite...

Morphostructural analysis of Červený kopec (Hill) in Brno The elevation of Červený kopec (Hill) in the city of Brno with its partial landforms represents an altogether rare landscape scenery, whose position nearby the city center deserve at least a detailer documentary interpretation in comparison with till the present time published...

Karst phenomena of the stripe of Devonian limestone between Veveří castle and Malhostovice village The investigation of the karst phenomena of the small outcrop of Devonian limestone at the eastern flank of Boskovice furrow was undertaken, and is the object of this report. The field mapping revealed surface as well...

Quaternary evolution of the Grass-snake (Natrix natrix): new evidence Evolutionary changes of the two cranial elements of the posterior brain-case are observed (basisphenod and prootic) in the living species Natrix natrix since the Lower Pleistocene. It seems to be apparent that the ‚modem‘ pattern on the basicranial elements (particularly on...

The environment in the Last Glacial on the territory of Moravia The environment of the territory of the South Moravia (Czech Republic) was not all the Last Glacial round an inhospitable arctic desert with the permafrost 200-300 m, corresponding roughly to the present taiga or tundra. The new information of...

Mineral assemblages of significant pegmatite dikes from the Hatě area near Dolní Bory Western Moravia Significant pegmatite dikes from Dolní Bory – Dikes No. 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and Oldřich were selected and localized within the Hatě area. Their mineral assemblages were specified in detail with respect...

Mineral assemblages involving vesuvianite from carbonate and calc-silicate rocks in Moravia and Silesia Mineral assemblages and chemical composition of vesuvianite were studied at localities in Moravia and Silesia, Czech Republic. Five distinct rock types were distinguished: (i) reaction zones on the contact of marble and metamorphic rock with contrasting chemical...

Hydrothermal mineralization in the quarry Dřínová near Tišnov (Czech Republic) In the quarry Dřínová were found two mineralization phases: older calcite-barite-fluorite, and younger aragonite one. Authors describe minerals, their evolution forms, the chemical composition and isotopic composition of carbonates....

Supergene minerals of ore occurrence from Javůrek near Velká Bíteš The paper presents characterization of the supergene minerals of ore occurrence from Javůrek village near Velká Bíteš (Svratka dome). The minerals were studied using optical methods, infrared absorption spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction....

Heavy mineral studies of Lower Miocene sediments in the southwestern part of the Carpathian Foredeep Statistical analysis of heavy mineral data of Lower Miocene (Eggenburgian, Ottnangian) sediments from the southwestern part of the Carpathian Foredeep lead to the discrimination of the main heavy mineral components. The components for the Znojmo...

Results of sedimentological study of the Lower Miocene, chert containing gravels in the Southwestern part of the Carpathian Foredeep Presence of chert pebbles is a typical feature of the Lower Miocene (Eggenburgian, Ottnangian) coarse grained sediments in the SW part of the Carpathian Foredeep. Cherts were found in the alluvial-fluvial...

High-Al amphibolites of the Bohemian-Moravian Heights In the Bohemian-Moravian Heights high-Al amphibolites having 21-22 wt % Alp, were observed in four amphibolite complexes (at Kozlov, Račice and Rožná in the Strážek subdivision of the Moldanubian Complex, and at Kasany in the southernmost part of the Svratka Complex). Their occurrences evidently...

Geology of Paleozoic of the Litovelské Pomoraví Protected Area, Central Moravia The area of interest represents isolated outcrops situated between the Jeseníky and Drahany part of the Paleozoic Moravian-Silesian basin. Petrological and mineralogical study of graywackes, namely of translucent heavy mineral assemblages show similarities with both Nízký Jeseník and Drahany...

A dinotherium skeleton from Česká Třebová The article deals with the history of the determination of the genus Deinotherium in the last century and then the find circumstances of skeletons in the Česká Třebová region (West Bohemia, Czech Republic).The old find of the juvenile skeleton from this locality is described...

Almandine quartzite from Chotěbudice near Jemnice, western Moravia Almandine-rich quartzite with accessory gahnite was found SW of Chotěbudice near Jemnice in Western Moravia. A description of the mineral assemblage as well as a brief comparison with other quartzites in Western Moravia are given....

Osteology and anatomy of the Oligocene species Scopeloides glarisianus (Ag.) (Teleostei, family Gonostomatidae) Osteology and anatomy of the Oligocene species Scopeloides glarisianus (Ag.) was made more precise and completed. The comparative anatomy of this fossil species and of Gonostoma elongatum Gunter was examined. These two nominal species are in reality...

Polymetamorphic overprinted and silicified banded magnetite ores from the Desná gneisses (Silesicum, Czech Republic) Magnetite ores of the Desná Group in Silesicum represent metamorphosed and silicified banded iron ores, primarily of magmatic origin, similar to the „Itakpe“ ore type in Nigeria. Mn-rich bands consisting mainly of spessartite dominated rocks are...

Mineralogy of ore occurrence near Jasenice (Moravicum, Svratka Dome) Ore occurrence near Jasenice (SW part of Svratka Dome, Moravicum) is described. The most common minerals of this locality are: sphalerite (with about 1 wt.% Fe, less then 0.5 wt.% Cd), galena (average 404 ppm Ag, 296 ppm Sb), dolomite-ankerite, barite,...

Ore occurrence near Klepačov, Jeseníky Mts. (Czech Republic) The sulphide mineralization in quartz veinlets near Klepačov is interpreted as a result of metamorphic secretion and segregation of Desná gneisses....

The contribution to knowledges about chemical composition of Moravian moldavites – Znojmo area Chemical composition of moldavites (10 analysis) were studied at localities Kuchařovice and Suchohrdly near Znojmo in Moravia (Czech Republic). Results of search show some differences between composition of moldavites from Znojmo area and the other localities in...

Distribution of tremolite marbles in the Bohemian massif Tremolite marbles with abundant, large porphyroblasts of dark to light gray tremolite represent a specific lithotype of marbles in some crystalline complexes of the Bohemian Massif. They are typically located in the geological units overlying the units with at least Proterozoic age....

Mylonitisation and chemical composition of metagranites, the borehole Do-7, Oskava block, Silesicum Mylonitisation and changes in chemical composition of metagranites were studied in the bore hole D0-7 situated in the Oskava block (southern Silesicum). Relatively undeformed domains are prevailing, mylonites and ultramylonites are exposed only in narrow shear zones with...

Block streams and rock forms in the Dyje valley (Podyjí NP) Paper deals with block streams, block fields, including rock fall accumulations, and adjacent rock forms situated on the steep slopes of the canyon-like Dyje valley in the Dyje Massif. The detailed morphographic and morphostructural analysis was done on three...

Morphological and osteological analysis of the Oligocene species Vinciguerria obscura Danilchenko, 1946 (Teleostei family Photichthyidaeí from the Oligocene ofthe Carpathians (Czech Republic) Osteology and morphology of the Oligocene species Vinciguerria obscura Danilehenko, 1946 from the Menilitie Formation of Moravia (Czech Republic) was analyzed and compared with the other fossil and...

Animal osteological material from the settlement Velim near Kolín An animal osteological material from the feature No. 27 of the Bronze Age settlement in Velim near Kolín was elaborated. Six forms of domestic mammals and five species of hunting mammals were distinguished. The minimal number of individuals and their age...

Collections of geological sciences and their importance Collection forming activity of any type is intrinsic to people. Collections have thus arisen at any time, differing only by their purpose. In the contribution types of collections of geological sciences are mentioned that have originated recently. In more detail are discussed collection...

Mineralogy of the barite veins from Květnice Hill near Tišnov Results of the mineralogical research of hydrothermal vein barite mineralization from Květnice Hill near Tišnov (about 20 km NW from Brno) are given in this paper. New data on the mineral assemblage, mineral description, mineral succession, chemistry of the carbonates,...

Mineral assemblage of alpine-type veins from Templštejn near Jamolice, western Moravia Prehnite- and zeolite-bearing Alpine-type veins penetrate metadiorite dykes in serpentinite. Mineral paragenesis and discussion on its genesis are presented....

Segnitite from Štěpánov nad Svratkou, western Moravia Rare Pb-Fe arsenate segnitite was found among supergene minerals from Ag-Pb-Zn deposit Havírna near Štěpánov nad Svratkou, western Moravia. The X-ray powder diffraction pattern, unit cell parameters and chemical composition are given....

Cummingtonite amphibolites and their position within the West Moravian Moldanubian Zone Cummingtonite amphibolite was identified in the West Moravian Moldanubian Zone within the Kotlasy amphibolite complex as a rare rock type. Cummingtonite crystallised there instead of hornblende due to unusual chemistry of its host-rock, which is characterized by low mg...

Contribution to the knowledge of provenance of pebbles from the Upper Viséean conglomerates in the Drahany Uplands: I. Graphitic quartzite with vanadium-bearing muscovite The pebble of graphitic quartzite with vanadiurn-bearing muscovite from locality Podivice, Luleč conglomerates, Drahany Uplands was studied using various mineralogical, petrological and geochemical methods. Mineral assemblage, chemical...

Conodont biostratigraphy of Jesenec Limestone in the Konice-Mladeč belt, Moravia, Bohemian massif This paper summarizes the occurrence of standard conodont Zones in carbonates of the Drahany (Basinal) facies realm (Jesenec Limestone) in the northern part of the Drahany Upland. Twelve conodont Zones covering the interval from Eifelian to upper Tournaisian,...

Contribution to the genesis of the dry valley between Doubravnik and Borač (Svratecká hornatina Mts.) In the past, the dry val1ey with remnants of Lower Badenian marine deposits was considered on the one hand as the pre-badenian Svratka valley, on the other hand as the post-badenian graben. The paper deals...

Pleistocene cryogene processes on the summit of the Stránská skála Hill in Brno and their palaeoclimatic significance Many archaeological investigations on the summit of the NW part of the Stránská skála Hill have been done in last years. Below the youngest Vistulian loess Pleniglacial frost phenomena (especially gelifluction and cryoturbation)...

Beryl-columbite pegmatite from Branná, Hrubý Jesenik Mnts., Northern Moravia Granitic pegmatite from Branná represents typical beryl-columbite pegmatite of the Hrubý Jeseník Mts. pegmatite field. Its internal structure, textural-paragenetic units and description of minerals are given. Columbite-tantalite is a typical accessory mineral besides garnet and beryl. Dominant ferrocolumbite is enriched in...

Alpine-type fissure mineralization at the localities „Misečky“ and „Černý důl“ near Vernířovice (Moravia, Czech Republic) The mineralogy of Alpine type veins and wall-rocks at two localities near Vernířovice (NE part of the Bohemian Massif) is described. New data on the mineral assemblage, mineral chemistry and results of fluid inclusion study...

Pb-Zn mineralization near Horní Loučky in vicinity of Tišnov Pb-Zn mineralization Horní Loučky near Tišnov is described. Simple mineral assemblage with sphalerite and galena is disseminated in quartzite, which replaced of marbles of the Olešnice Unit, Moravicum....

Mineralogy and genesis of the epithermal veins from the quarry in Dolní Loučky near Tišnov Epithermal veins in the quarry Dolní Loučky near Tišnov (about 20 km NW from Brno) hosted by Proterozoic metagranitoids were studied using various mineralogical techniques, including fluid inclusion and stable isotope investigations. Four types of...

Contribution to the knowledge of provenance of pebbles from the Upper Viséean conglomerates in the Drahany Uplands: IV. Garnet mica-schist with tourmaline The pebbles of garnet mica-schist with tourmaline from Račice and Luleč Conglomerates, Drahany Upland were studied using mineralogical and petrological methods. Mineral assemblage, chemical composition of garnet and...

Contribution to the study of Neogene deposits in the surroundings of Kralice nad Oslavou and Březník The relics of Neogene deposits were studied in the surroundings of villages Lhotice, Kralice nad Oslavou and Březník in SW Moravia. These terrestrial (alluvial, fluvial, lacustrine) deposits are younger than Lower Badenian in age....

Fish fauna of the Menilitic Formation (Middle Oligocene) from the new locality Rysova hora (Rožnov pod Radhoštěm) The following taxons were identified from the new locality Rysova hora (Rožnov pod Radhoštěm, East Moravia, Flysch Belt, Menilitic Formation): Cetorhinus parvus LERICHE, Clupea sardinites (HECKEL), Glossanodon musceli (PAUCA), Diaphus moravicus (PAUCA), Palaeogadus...

Barium phlogopite and kinoshitalite-bearing mineral assemblage of forsterite marbles from Rožná uranium deposit, Moldanubicum, western Moravia Ore-bearing dolomite marbles with rare Ba-micas (kinoshitalite, Ba-phlogopite) were studied in uranium deposit Rožná. Mineral assemblage, chemical composition of minerals and metamorphism of marbles are presented....

Cr-rich spinels from Moldanubian ultramafic rocks Cr-rich spinel is a common minor to accessory mineral in the Moldanubian spinel and garnet peridotites. Recently, Cr-rich spinels were found in the ultramafic tremolite rock near Nová Pec. Cr-rich minerals of spinel group (MSG – minerals of spinel group) from Moldanubian ultramafic rocks...

Bi4Se3 and ikunolite-laitakarite from the uranium deposit Zálesí near Javorník in Rychlebské hory Mts. Bi-Se-S minerals were found in the uranium vein-type deposit in the vicinity of Zálesí near Javorník in Czech Silesia, Bohemian Massif. Lathy and needle-like crystals up to 100 µm of Bi4Se3 are associated with c1austhalite. This...

Mineralogy and formation conditions of the hydrothermal calcite-barite-chlorite mineralization from Adamov (Brno massif) Calcite-barite-chlorite mineralization from Adamov hosted by Neoproterozoic granodiorites of the Brno massif has been studied using EDX microanalyses, fluid inclusion microthermometry and stable isotope analyses. The mineralization is believed to originate during two different mineralizing events. The...

The nodules of calc-silicate rocks from Polička crystalline unit and their lithologic significance The nodules of calc-silicate rocks from several localities in the Polička crystalline complex were studied using various mineralogical and petrological methods. Nodules are enclosed in the biotite to muscovite-biotite gneises and located in 2 km thick zones...

Zlaté Hory in Silesia – the biggest are district in the Jeseniky Mts., Czech Republic. Part 1.: A. History of mining B. Review of published works The mining history of the Zlaté Hory ore district probably begining to the period of „Laten“ when the outcroping deposits was exploited from surface...

Zlaté Hory in the Silesia – the largest ore district in the Jeseníky Mts., Czech Republic. Part 2: C. Geology D. Minerology E. Geochemistry of stable isotopes C. The Zlaté Hory ore district is a part of the metamorphosed Devonian volcano-sedimentary complex which is situated on the southern slope of...

Cenozoic history of the Moravian Karst Karst (northern segment): cave sediments and karst morphology Cave systems of the Moravian Karst were formed by subsurface streams in dependence on the morphology of karst valleys representing a local base level before the Lower Badenian marine transgression. During the Cenozoic, stream activity in...

History of palaeontological investigations in permo-carboniferous deposits of the Boskovice Graben (Moravia) Permo-Carboniferous deposits of the Boskovice Graben are systematically investigated since the middle of the 19th century; however, the oldest mentions of sedimentary occupation of this geologically and palaeontologically important area reach back to the twenties of the 19th...

Granitic pegmatites of the Bohemian Massif (Czech Republic); mineralogical, geochemical and regional classification and geological significance Granitic pegmatites of the Bohemian Massif, Czech Republic were classified based on their geological position, chemical composition and mineralogy. The current classification (Černý 1991a) was modified due to a wide spectrum of examined pegmatitic...

Provenance of würm, late Pleistocene loess and loess-like sediments from Moravia and Silesia, Czech Republic: use of heavy mineral assemblage Loess and loess-like sediments of the Last glacial in Moravia and Silesia were divided into five main accumulation areas based on the non-opaque heavy mineral assemblages. Possible source areas were...

The Loess of the National Park Podyjí (Moravia, Czech Republic) During the years 2002, 2003 and 2004, the reambulance of the geological map of the National park Podyjí was made. It focused on the specification of the extent of loess in the given area. The boundaries of loess accumulations were...

Development of the River Net in the Moravian Karst The levels of the paleo-valley bottoms were recognised on the basis of cross-sections of valleys in the whole Moravian Karst and adjacent areas. The six main valley bottoms were correlated from the area near Brno up to the drainage area above...

The development of cave systems in the northern part of Moravian karst with implementation of new knowledge from Holštejnská jeskyně cave We found that subsurface rivers in the Moravian karst (and therefore cave levels) have the same gradients as surface rivers with the same drainage areas. On the basis of...

Contribution to the morphology of the Pekárna cave in the Southern part of the Moravian Karst The worldwide famous archaeological site of the Pekárna cave in the Southern part of the Moravian Karst is still insufficiently explored from the point of view of palaeohydrography and spelaeology. Discussions of its morphology...

The climate of the Last Glacial The paper confronts all information of environment of some dated sites in Europe. Mosaic environment concerns not only vegetable and animal associations but in similar degree the anorganic nature too (for instance permafrost, ice wedges)....

Mineralogy, ore deposit situation and history of the Štěpánov ore district in the Western Moravia The Štěpánov ore district produced Ag, Pb and Cu ore since half of 13th century, Two types of silver-bearing polymetallic mineralization in the surroundings of Štěpánov nad Svratkou in the NW part of Svratka Dome...

Kamenná hora Mt. near Ferdinandov – the primary gold occurrence at the contact of Desná Unit and Vrbno Group – Silesicum (Czech Republic) Metamorphogenic Au-sulphidic mineralization ranges in quartz veins and secretions was find out at the locality Kamenná hora Mt. NE of Horní Město (Rýrnařov), at the eastern edge...

Mineralogy of polymetallic ore occurrences near Maršov and Javůrek villages (Svratka Dome, Moravicum) The ore occurrences near the Maršov and Javůrek villages (central part of the Svratka Dome) are described. The veins contain galena, sphalerite (with about 0.2 wt. % Fe), chalcopyrite, tetrahedrite (with up to 8.22 wt. % Ag,...

Allanite and its alteration products from pegmatite and skarn near Rešice, Western Moravia, Czech Republic Allanite-(Ce) occurs in pyroxene (± garnet; plagioclase) skarn and in pegmatite dykes cutting regionally metamorphosed iron skarn body near Rešice. The results of microscopic study and microprobe analyses of allanite and its alteration products (parisite,...

Chemical composition of garnets from loess deposits in the Dyje-Svratka Ravine There were three loess deposits localities studied at the western margin of the Dyje-Svratka Ravine and in the Mikulov Upland Areas. The Modřice, Horní Dunajovice and Dolní Věstonice localities are concerned consequently. All the samples studied were taken from...

Hydrothermal vein-type mineralisation of the Moravian karst area, Moravia, CR: insight from type of fluids and P-T conditions point of view The study represents a first attempt to understand a migration of paleofluid systems in Devonian and Carboniferous rocks of the studied area. One of the most important findings of...

Contribution to the knowledge of provenance of pebbles from the Upper Viséean conglomerates in the Drahany Uplands: II. Calcite marbles The clasts of three distinct types of calcite marbles were distinguished in the Luleč conglomerates, Drahany Uplands: graphite-bearing, (i) silicate-poor and (ii) silicate-rich calcite marbles, and (iii) graphite- free, silicate-poor...

Contribution to the knowledge of provenance of pebbles from the Upper Viséean conglomerates in the Drahany Hights: III. Orbicular tourmaline-bearing granite The pebbles of orbicular tourmaline-bearing granites (OTG) were found at several localities in the Luleč conglomerates, Drahany Hights. Mineral assemblage, textural relations and chemical compositions of granites and tourmaline...

A brief outline of the history of palaeontological investigations in the Permo-Carboniferous of the Boskovice Forrouw (Moravia) and perspectives of the protection of existing localities A brief outline of palaeontological investigations is given is this contribution. Several localities of the Boskovice Furrow have been very important in the 19th century,...

Rescue excavation in the Šošůvka Caves near Sloup in the Moravian Karst A comprehensive excavation of the Pleistocene sediments, including petrological and geochemical studies, dating, palynological and osteological materials, was carried out on the occasion of extensive technical adaptations of the Šošůvka branch of the Sloup-Šošůvka Caves....

Palynological studies of the sediments from the Šošůvka part of the Sloup-Šošůvka Cave and from the lower part of the supporting profile in the Kůlna cave (Moravian Karst) Palynological studies of the sediments from the Šošůvka part of the Sloup-Šošůvka Cave and from the lower part of the supporting profile...

Fluvial sediments of the Šošůvka cave (Moravia, Czech Republic) Several outcrops were excavated in fluvial sediments during the reconstruction work at the Šošůvka part of the Sloup-Šošůvka show caves. The newly exposed profiles show how the cave passages were fil1ed with sediments....

Geochemistry of Sošůvka cave sediments in Moravian Karst Cave sediment geochemistry is still quite omitted discipline in the cave sediment research. The study of 25 samples from Šošůvka cave in Moravian Karst performed within the frame of retrieval archeological-paleontological research proved that the very useful information can be extracted even...

Age and genesis of cave sediments in the Šošůvská Cave (Moravian Karst, Czech Republic) Fluvial and infiltration cave sediments intercalated or capped by flowstone sediments were studied. The age of deposition was determined by comparison of remanent paleomagnetic record measured both in clastic cave deposits and flowstones with paleomagnetic scale....

Palaeolithic station Grubgraben, end of the Last Glacial, horses, morphological and metrical analysis The Grubgraben (Austria) represents the most important locality with four palaeolithic layers in superposition, in time between the Upper Gravettian and Magdalenian, This paper deals only with the finds of horses from the excavation 1993/94. Basic on...

Mineralogy, petrography and history of the classical lepidolite pegmatite occurrence in Rožná near Bystrice nad Pernštejnem, western Moravia; an overview The Rožná pegmatite, a classical Moravian locality studied from the 18th century, is located in the north – easternmost part of the Strážek Moldanubicum, along the contact with the Svratka...

Native silver from Jihlava ore district The article concerns native silver from two localities near Jihlava (west Moravia). The chemical composition of silver and acanthite and their paragenesis are discussed....

Moldavite from Moravské Bránice (Moravia, Czech Republic) Moldavite was found in Moravské Bránice near Brno. On the basis of the chemical composition, it corresponds to the ferrous moldavites. Shape and surface of moldavite as well as geological position of the new occurrence are discussed....

Highly mafie amphibolites in the Moldanaubian Zone of the Bohemian-Moravian Heights (Českomoravská vrchovina) In the Chýnov zone which encompasses the area E of the town of Tábor and belongs to the Moldanubian Varied series, highly mafie amphibolites occur that are almost monomineral. They are associated with marginal-sea-type metasediments, forming there...

The correlation between radioactivity and mineral composition: an example from alkali feldspar syenites; Gföhl unit, Moldanubian zone The leucocratic facies of the amphibol-bearing alkali feldspar syenites from Naloučany displays an extraordinary high content of radioactive elements – Th (up to 960 ppm) and U (up to 370 ppm). The elevated...

Structural profile through the southern part of the Svratka Dome (Moravicum) The S part of the Svratka Dome with the prevailing Bíteš gneiss was documented along the pipeline excavation. Muscovite to muscovite-biotite orthogneisses with feldspar porphyroclasts are the prevailing rocks. The small scale structures and microstructures including the sense of...

Petrographical and geochemical study of sedimentary rocks in the Javoříčko caves (Czech Republic) The article presents results of sedimentary petrographical and geochemical research of Devonian limestones and Quartemary cave soils in a part of the Javoříčko Caves which seems to be very suitable for children speleotherapy....

The periodicity of geotectonic stages and coal generation The study of the process of coal sequence generation and coalified organic matter accumulation in sediments in relation to large time cycles is described. Derivation of cycles from geotectonic stages (of some 220 million years) is made. The periodicity of geotectonic stages...

Tertiarv valleys in the area around the villages of Šebrov and Svatá Kateřina Detai1ed geological mapping explains the position of the multi-coloured silty-clay sands and gravels as infill of palaeovalleys, probably from the pre-Ottnangian Age....

Palaeontological excavations in the Sloup caves (northern part of the Moravian Karst) The Sloup caves (northern part of the Moravian Karst) have been known since the 17th century owing to an extraordinary quantity of fossil bones. Palaeontological excavations were started there in the 1850s by J. Wankel and they were...

Osteological material from the inside parts of the Kůlna cave An osteological material from the inside parts of the karstic formation in the northern part of Moravian Karst, the Kůlna cave, was elaborated. Differences between results of palaeoecological analysis of this material from the area in front of the cave...

The snake fauna of Děvínska Nová Ves (Slovak Republic) in relation to the evolution of snake assemblages of the European Middle Miocene The reptile assemblage of Děvínska Nová Ves (Astaracian – MN 6) is diversified, including Colubridae, Elapidae and Viperidae. Recently, the following snake taxa were reported from this site:...

Compressional brittle deformation in the Karpatian sediments near Nítkovice (central part of the Carpothian foredeep) The fan of reverse (or may he strike-slip) micro-faults was found in the Karpatian psammites at site between Nítkovice and Litenčice (southern slopes of the Litenčice Upland) in central part of the West Carpathian foredeep....

Neogene mammals of the Mikulov area Neogene terrestrial vertebrates occur only rarely in the Moravian part of Central Paratethys, and usually derive from poorly known localities or localities that are currently lost. As such, their study can be very difficult. Interestingly, new finds are often being reported following reassessments of...

Evolution of chemical composition of tourmaline from the peraluminous orthogneisses from Olešenka, NE Moldanubian unit Medium-grained porphyroclastic, garnet-biotite to biotite-muscovite orthogneiss with tourmaline from Olešenka consist of quartz, K-feldspar (P up to 0.02 apfu and Na up to 0.14 apfu), plagioclase (An7–9) and small amount mafic minerals. Biotite (Al 3.52–3.76...

Vanished outcrop of Quaternary deposits near Buková village on northern margin of Žulová Hilly Land The article contains the description of the locality of the Elsterian glaciofluvial sediments (Buková sandpit), which no longer exists. Trough cross-stratified sand and overlying massive and stratified gravel were revealed in the sandpit. These sediments...

The Upper Jurassic fauna of the Hády Hill at Brno, Czech Republic New Upper Jurassic (Oxfordian) fossils from the Hády quarry in Brno (Czech Republic, Moravia) are reported herein. The studied material was acquired mainly from private collections of local fossil collectors and comprised hundreds of fossils in 11 clades:...

Granitic pegmatites of the Western Carpathians: a review The West-Carpathian granitic pegmatites form dikes to lensoid bodies (<10 m thick) in parental, orogenrelated Variscan calc-alkaline granitic rocks (tonalites, granodiorites and granites) of S- and I-type affinity or in adjacent Paleozoic metamorphic rocks of the amphibolite facies (mainly micaschists, paragneisses, locally...

Corundum-bearing pegmatite from Pokojovice near Třebíč, Czech Republic The Pokojovice corundum-bearing pegmatite is found in the varied group of Moravian Moldanubicum. It forms a discordant dike, up to 2 m thick, penetrating amphibolite with thin layers of calcite marble, and skarn-like rocks. The pegmatite is composed of three different units:...

The mineral parageneses of the Dolní Bory-Hatě pegmatite dykes, western Moravia, Czechoslovakia The Dolní Bory-Hatě pegmatite dykes are situated in the Moldanubian complex of the Bohemian Massif, 55 km northwest of Brno, 135 km southeast of Prague. They were being for feldspar minerals. The pegmatite dykes, located in a granulite...

Regional typization of the iron skarns of the Bohemian-Moravian Heights (Českomoravská vrchovina) The skarns of the Bohemian-Moravian Heights can be classified as iron skarns. They are pre-Variscan in age and have been regionally metamorphosed in a migmatization zone under abyssal conditions. Apart from some input of granitic metatect from enclosing...

Dolomite marbles at contact of the Moldanubicum and Moravicum in the area between Jasenice and Oslavany Dolomite marbles at the contact of the Moldanubicum and Moravicum in the area between Jasenice and Oslavany were studied. The observed mineral assemblages, metamorphic zonality, chemical composition of dolomite marbles and lithostratigraphy of the...

Metamorphism of dolomitic rocks at the north-eastern margin of the Moldanubicum, western Moravia, Czechoslovakia Mineral relations in dolomitic rocks of the Strážek Moldanubicum and Svratka crystalline complex confirm their polymetamorphic origin. The oldest metamorphism M 1, characterized by the equilibrium assemblage Phl+Tr+Cal+Dol, is widespread along the whole area studied and...

Calcite-andradite microclinite from Markvartice near Třebíč, western Moravia In the paper submitted, the basic geological, petrological and mineralogical data about calcite-andradite microclinites at Markvartice are presented. These rocks are a part of the Varied Group of the Moravian Moldanubicum and originated by metasomatism of gneisses and marbles along the tectonic...

Foraminiferal zonation of the Upper Devonian and Lower Carboniferous in Moravia (Czechoslovakia) 13 foraminiferal zones are defined in the Upper Devonian and Lower Carboniferous of Moravia. In each zone the data are given on the type locality, stratigraphical range, occurrence in Moravia, distribution in palaeobiogeographical realms as well as on...

Paulkerrite and earlshannonite from pegmatite near Dolní Bory (western Moravia, Czechoslovakia) Assoctated with secondary Fe-Mn phosphates from pegmatite near Dolní Bory, two additional ones – paulkerrite and earlshannonite – were found. In the case of paulkerrite it is the second occurrence in the world and in the case. Of earlhannonite...

Supergene mineralization of the uranium deposit Slavkovice, western Moravia The supergene uranyl mineral assemblage from the mine dump of abandoned uranium deposit Slavkovice, western Moravia, Czech Republic is described in this paper. Billietite, wölsendorfite, metaautunite and uranophane have been determined using chiefly X-ray powder diffraction analysis, chemical analysis and infrared...

Pre-Devonian metaconglomerate in mylonites of the northern part of the Desná dome (Hrubý Jesentk Mts.) A metaconglomerate was found in a metamorphosed complex of the pre-Devonian rocks of the north part of the Desná dome. Pebble composition, matrix and tectonic deformation of the metaconglomerate were investigated....

Selected problems of drainage pattern in the Jihlava river basin Paper deals with the geomorphology of the Jihlava drainage basin, mainly its upper part. The main SE direction of the river conforms with the regional slope of the marginal part of the Bohemian Massif which was deformed in connection with...

A new lepidolite pegmatite from Sedlatice near Želetava, western Moravia A new lepidolite pegmatite was found N of Sedlatice in western Moravia. The pegmatite of unknown shape and size is emplaced in sillimanite – biotite paragneiss with amphibolite. Based on mineral paragenesis, it corresponds to the lepidolite subtype of complex...

A paragenetic study of Ag-mineralization from Horní Město ore deposit (Northern Moravia) Native silver, proustite, pyrargyrite, stephanite and kongsbergite accompanied by Ag-tennantite, jordanite, galena and light sphalerite occurs in veinlets penetrating the stratiform Fe-Zn-Pb ore body. The temperature of this association varies between 95 and 130 °C, the activity of...

Relations of the muscovite pegmatites to the geophysical fields in the area of the Hrubý Jeseník Mts., Czechoslovakia Relations between occurrences of the muscovite pegmatites (beryl-columbite subtype) and geophysical fields in the area of the Hrubý Jeseník Mts. have been discussed. The large negative gravity anomaly situated in the area...

Contact metamorphism combined with intrusion of teschenite association in Krmelín locality, northern Moravia, Czechoslovakia A contact zone of pyroxene-amphibole to amphibole-pyroxene teschenite is discussed in the paper. Contact and hydrotermally altered sediments are formed by the extremely fine-grained hornstone rocks with mineral paragenesis: grossularite, vesuvianite, datolite, analcite, pyroxene, plagioklase, microcline,...

The first discovery of Glarichelys knorri (Gray), sea turtle (Cheloniidae) in the Oligocene of the Menilitic Beds in Moravia (Czechoslovakia) A representative of the sea turtle was first discovered in the Menilitic Beds in Moravia in the assemblage of fishes at the Litenčice site. It is the third discovery of...

Metamorphosed carbonate rocks at the north-eastern margin of the Moldanubicum Metamorphosed carbonate rocks (marbles) were studied in the north-eastern margin of the Moldanubicum in the regions of the Strážek Moldanubicum, Svratka crystalline complex and Polička crystalline complex. On the basis of their geological setting, lithology, mineral assemblages and chemical composition...

Elbaites from Řečice, western Moravia Elbaites from the pegmatite near Rečice (western Moravia) are described in this paper. Their morphology, optical data, chemical analysis, unite cell dimensions, origin and comparison with other occurrences of elbaites in the Bohemian-Moravian pegmatites are given....

Several new species of bone-fishes (Teleostei, Otoliths) from the West Carpathians Tertiary Eight new species of the bone-fishes (Telostei, Otoliths) are described from the Tertiary of the Outer West Carpathians (Moravia): Valenciennellus steurbauti and Antigonia holzknechti from the autochthonous Lower Oligocene of the Nesvačilka trough and „genus Searsidarum“ kotthaust, Pneumatophorus...

Contributions to the topographical mineralogy of Moravia XVIII This paper includes results of a mineralogical research m Moravia and in Silesia (Czechoslovakia) in 1982, 1983 and 1984 New Czechoslovak minarals are becquerelite, cltnochrysotite, conichalcite, kasolite, masutomilite, masuyite, metatyuyamunite, metauranospinite, novačekite II, studtite, uranospinite and wölsendorfite. New Moravian and Silesian minerals...

Secondary minerals of uranium from Zálesí and Horní Hoštice in the Rychlebské hory mts., Northern Moravia A set of secondary minerals of uranium from Zálesí and Horní Hoštice in the Rychlebské hory Mts., Northern Moravia is described in the present paper. Studtite, becquerelite, wölsendorfite, fourmarierite, masuyite, uranophane, beta-uranophane, kasolite, parsonsite,...

Contributions to the topographical mineralogy of Moravia XVII This paper includes results of a mineralogical research in Moravia and in Silesia (ČSSR) in 1980 and 1981. New Czechoslovak minerals are arseniosiderite, arsenuranylite, brazilianite, chalcomenite, cymrite, dioptase, goudeyite, goyazite, metanovacekirte and powellite. New Moravian and Silesian minerals are arseniosiderite, arsenuranylite, bastnaesite,...

Příspěvky k moravské topografické mineralogii XVI Tento „Příspěvek“ navazuje na řadu předchozích, které byly postupně zveřejňovány v Časopise Moravského muzea v Brně, v řadě přírodních věd. Zásady, podle kterých byl „Příspěvek“ zpracován, jsou obsaženy např. v úvodu poslední statí, která vyšla v Časopise Moravského muzea, vědy přírodní, 1971 až 1972,...

Příspěvky k moravské topografické mineralogii XV Tento příspěvek navazuje na řadu předchozích, které byly postupně zveřejňovány v Časopise Moravského muzea v Brně v řadě přírodních věd. Zásady, podle kterých byl příspěvek zpracován, jsou obsaženy např. v úvodu poslední sta ti, která vyšla v Časopise Moravského muzea, vědy přírodní, 1971-1972, 56-57:...

Příspěvky k moravské topografické mineralogii XIV Tento příspěvek navazuje na řadu předchozích, které byly postupně zveřejněny v Časopise Moravského muzea v řadě přírodních věd. Zásady, podle kterých byl příspěvek zpracován, jsou obsaženy např. v úvodu poslední statí, která vyšla v Časopise Moravského muzea, vědy přírodní, 1971-1972, 56-57: 25-40. Do „Příspěvků...

New Trace Fossils from the Outer Carpathian Flysch (Czechoslovakia) This article reviews two finds of new fossil traces. The new fossil trace Godulaiehnium jurkovae n. ichnosp. was found in the drill core of borehole NP 540 (UNIGEO Ostrava, leg. Dr. A. Jurková), situated in the Middle Bečva river valley within...

Fauna mastodonts (Proboscidea, Mammalia) Moravian part Viennese basin The area lying 2 km E of Mikulov represents a very complicated sedimentary complex characterized by pelitic, psephitic and psamitic deposits of different ages. The psephitic-psamitic sediments exploited earlier in so called Czujan sand-pit are rich in mammal fauna of the Upper...

The cephalopods of the Cenomanian-Turonian boundary of the Prokop quarry, Březina near Moravská Třebová A profile through Upper Cretaceous deposits outcropping at the end wall of the Prokop quarry at Březina is documented. In the glauconitic sandstones within the Cenomanian-Turonian boundary a fossiliferous bed of· condensation character was found, which,...

Research history overview of the representatives of Temnospondyli Zittel, 1888 and Lepospondyli Zittel, 1888 from the Upper Carboniferous of Czech Republic Temnospondyli ZITTEL, 1888 represents a group of diverse basal tetrapods with stratigraphic record from the Lower Carboniferous to the Lower Cretaceous, however, non-stereospondyl temnospondyls were predominant components in Paleozoic....

Primary Nb–, Ta–, W–, Sn– and Ti– oxides in tourmalines from pockets of simple pegmatites of the Strážek Moldanubicum, Czech Republic Complex Nb–, Ta–, W–, Sn– and Ti – oxides occur as inclusions in tourmalines from pockets of 7 simple pegmatites in Strážek Moldanubicum. They are concentrated along the contacts...

Chromium-bearing spinel – illite mineral assemblage in quartz rock from Radňoves near Křižanov (Gföhl Unit, Moldanubian Zone, Bohemian Massif) Fine-grained quartz rock was found near the southern contact of the garnet-spinel-orthopyroxene serpentinized peridotite body enclosing in the granulites and gneisses of the Gföhl unit (Moldanubian Zone). It is regularly grained,...

Babingtonite from the Zadní Hutisko near Vernířovice (Moravia, Czech Republic) The Zadní Hutisko locality is situated in the Sobotín Massif, originally Devonian rocks strongly affected by the Variscan metamorphism. Hornblende schists host low-temperature hydrothermal fissure Alpine-type mineralization. New finds coming from the talus of Homole Mtn. (1209 m) confirmed presence...

Vesuvianite chemical variability in skarns from Vápenná (Moravosilesian Zone) Vesuvianite is a characteristic and widespread mineral of skarnized marbles, skarnoids and skarns in the area of the Vycpálek quarry near Vápenná, Czech Republic. Mineralogical research including study of its chemical composition demonstrated existence of eight paragenetic types of vesuvianite (VES...

Morphometrical analysis of the cave bear dental material from the Barová Cave in the Moravian Karst The Barová Cave is located in the central part of the Moravian Karst and is a outflow part of the Rudické propadání and Býčí skála cave system. The Barová Cave was a typical bear...

Beryl-columbite pegmatite Věžná I The beryl-columbite subtype Věžná I pegmatite has been subject of numerous scientific studies particularly from Petr Černý. It penetrates serpentinite and has a very complicated mineralogical evolution including several stages of crystallization. The primary magmatic crystallization includes formation of granitic zone, graphic zone, blocky zone with...

Hydrothermal mineralization with anatase from Nemojov near Pelhřimov (Czech Republic) The quartz vein with anatase cuts discordantly biotite paragneisses and HT/LP cordierite migmatites of the Pelhřimov complex (Moldanubian zone). It has ENE-WSW direction with a steep slope and its average thickness is 10 cm, in the central part up to...

Mineralogy of glauconitic sandstone, wastes from its processing and glass sand from Dolní Lhota near Blansko In Dolní Lhota near Blansko (Czech Republic), the decaying sandstones of the Bohemian Cretaceous Basin, formerly used as a raw material for the production of foundry sand, are currently being processed into construction sand,...

Geochemical and petrophysical charakteristics of sediments of the Baška development at the Libhošťská hůrka This work is focused on combined lithological, petrophysical and geochemical study of two sections (LH-1 and LH-2) at Libhošťská hůrka hill, formed by sedimentary rocks of the Baška Formation of the Baška Facies Development of the...

Clast striation in context to glacier erosion in the mountain foothill zone of the continental glaciation (Middle Pleistocene, Rychleby Mountains, Rejvíz Highland) Only 3 % of gravel clasts (fraction 16–64 mm) and 8 % of boulders is striated and polished in glacigenic and glaciofluvial sediments on the northern foothills of...

Feryho tajná Cave and its fauna (Moravian Karst, Czech Republic) The Feryho tajná Cave is located in the northern part of the Moravian Karst (Czech Republic). Based on the deposited sediments and the different shape of the individual corridors, it can be stated that the cave has gone through several...

“Crapaudine”1 (Scheenstia teeth) – the jewel of Kings Two inconspicuous brown stones in the crown on the reliquary bust of Charlemagne held in the Treasury of Aachen Cathedral are set next to cameos, pearls, precious and semi-precious stones. Rather unusually, they are the button-shaped teeth of a Mesozoic fish called...

Mineralogy of the elbaite-subtype pegmatite from Dolní Rožínka The elbaite-subtype granitic pegmatite from Dolní Rožínka, Czech Republic, is a highly fractionatedpegmatite with complex mineralogy and distinct evolution of mineral composition. The pegmatite dike is zoned and from the contact inward can be divided into a graphic unit with biotite (and...

Corroded garnets in the association of heavy minerals of Balinka conglomerates: their morphology and chemical compositon (Upper Carboniferous, Boskovice Basin) Two populations of garnet with oriented corroded surfaces were found in the assemblage of the heavy minerals of the Upper Carboniferous Balinka conglomerates at the base of the sedimentary formation...

Vivianite from the Quaternary sediments in Dolní Lutyně (Silesia, Czech Republic) Vivianite was found in an active sand and gravel pit Dolní Lutyně – Velké Lány, Silesia, Czech Republic. It extracts mineral raw material from Quaternary fluvial? channels filled by glacifluvial gravel and sand with clayey intercalations of moraine origin,...

Moldavite from the gravel terrace the Dyje river near Oblekovice (Znojmo subregion) In the summer of 2020, a small moldavite 22 × 15 × 12 mm in size and weight 3,699 g was found in the sand pit near Oblekovice (Znojmo, Southern Moravia). This finding deserves attention due to the...

Element chemostratigraphy of the Upper Cretaceous in the vicinity of Letovice (Bohemian Cretaceous Basin, Czech Republic) The study provides new data on a major and trace element composition of the Upper Cretaceous Peruc-Korycany and Bílá Hora formations belonging to the Orlice-Žďár sub-basin of the Bohemian Cretaceous Basin, Czech Republic. Samples...

Epigenetic minerals from the Czech part of the Upper Silesian Basin The paper presents a summary of findings of epigenetic minerals (minerals of the hydrothermal association) in the Czech part of the Upper Silesian Basin. These were gradually acquired during the exploitation of bituminous coal in the Ostrava, Karviná and...

Characterization of pseudofulgurite from Žatčany near Brno, Czech Republic Pseudofulgurite from Žatčany near Brno originated after a fall of high voltage cables (22 kV) at several intermittent places where they touched the ground (partly anthropogenic loam-sandy sediment with gravel admixture). Branched, tubular and irregular aggregates, up to 10 cm in...

Lower Tournaisian microbialite-rich facies at the Mokrá quarries, Czech Republic Microbial carbonates are autochtonous buildups produced by growth and metabolic activities of benthic calcimicrobes. Microbial carbonates, e.g., stromatolites, thrombolites, dendrolites, and leiolites, were abundant during Precambrian, and are rather rare from the beginning of Phanerozoic due to the boom of...

New data from paleontological research in the Barová Cave (Moravian Karst) The Barová Cave is located in the central part of the Moravian Karst on the right slope of the Josefovské Valley between the villages of Adamov, Olomučany, Habrůvka and Babice nad Svitavou. The cave is the outflow part of...

Minerals of the baryte-celestine series from the limestone quarry near Nectava (Nectava Crystalline Complex, Czech Republic) The second occurrence of celestine in Moravia, which was discovered in an abandoned limestone quarry near Nectava, is described in this contribution. The accessory minute inclusions of celestine and ba ryte are present in...

Chemical variability of hancockite-epidote-epidote-(Sr) minerals from Franklin, Sussex, New Jersey, USA Epidote-group minerals from Franklin Sussex, New Jersey, USA, rich in Pb, Sr and Mn were studied in detail using electron microprobe. In a metamorphosed rock composed of epidote group minerals, andradite – grossular, Zn – rich phlogopite and rare...

Provenance of gold in fluvial sediments from the streams situated northwest of the Brno-Žebětín (Moravia, Czech Republic) The main purpose of this paper was to study the heavy minerals and typomorphic features of placer gold in the central part of the Brno Massif (Brunovistulian Unit, Bohemian Massif). Placer gold occurrences...

Mineralogy of titanite-rich nodules from biotite granite of Tábor Pluton (Moldanubicum, Dražičky near Tábor quarry, Central Bohemia) The elongated body of biotite granite with titanite-rich nodules is situated on the contact of amphibole-biotite and amphibole-pyroxene melasyenites of the Tábor pluton. Titanite-rich nodules are spherical, 1 to 3 cm in diameter...

Early Miocene small mammal remains (Metatheria, Chiroptera, Eulipotyphla) from Mokrá-Quarry fissures (South Moravia, Czech Republic) – preliminary results Mokrá-Quarry (South Moravia, Czech Republic) constitutes a unique fossil site with an extraordinary diversity of vertebrate remains. Most of the research on Mokrá-Quarry localities has focused on herpe – to fauna and,...

A pronounced diagenetic alteration of heavy minerals in sandstones from the locality Lukoveček (Rača Unit, Flysch Belt of the Outer Western Carpathians, Czech Republic) An electron microprobe study was conducted on polished sections prepared from Upper Cretaceous-to-Paleogene sandstone sampled at the locality Lukoveček (Soláň Formation, Rača Unit, Flysch Belt of...

Squamates from the early Miocene (Aquitanian) of Weißenburg 6 (Bavaria, Germany) Squamate assemblages of the earliest Miocene (Aquitanian) are extremely rare in Europe due to the lack of well-documented (or dated) localities. We describe a small collection of squamates from the early Miocene (MN 1–2?) locality of Weißenburg 6, Germany....

Geological maps of Silesia and Kłodzko by Augustin Kaluža from 1818 Geological maps of Silesia and Kłodzko, authored by Augustin Kaluža, are among the oldest geological maps in Central Europe. They are a set of four maps, which are an appendix to Kaluža’s work from 1818 with title “Overview of...

Revision of historical samples of miesite in the mineralogical collection of the Moravian Museum in Brno: a contribution to the history of pyromorphite research Revision of historical samples of miesite in the collection of the Mineralogy and Petrography Department of Moravian Museum, Brno, Czech Republic, has proven the classification of...

New finds of zeolite mineralization from the historical locality Janovice (Moravia, Czech Republic) In 2019, new finds verified the occurrence of zeolite mineralization from the historical locality Janovice (Rábl quarry) and in its vicinity (occurrence in the field above the quarry). Until then, the locality was generally considered extinct. The...

Harrisonite, a rare silicate-phosphate from granitic pegmatites of the Bohemian Massif Harrisonite, CaFe2+6(SiO4)2(PO4)2, is a rare silicate-phosphate described as a rock-forming mineral from highly metamorphosed garnetites (originally BIF) from Canada. Disregarding several questionable anthro pogenic occurrences of harrisonite, the mineral has also been scarcely found in the phosphatebearing granitic pegmatites...

Interpretation of depositional environment and provenance of sedimentary rocks in the Výkleky Quarry (Moravice Formation, Nízký Jeseník Culm Basin) The five cores were drilled out in the Výkleky Quarry, in which sedimentary rocks of the Moravice Formation of the Nízký Jeseník Culm Basin are quarried. Detailed lithological description and photodocumentation...

Exceptional fossil record of the middle miocene mammals from the Czujan’s sandpit (Mikulov, Czech Republic) Czujan’s sandpit (Mikulov=Nikolsburg, Czech Republic) was an important fossil site of middle Miocene mammals and reptiles, whose remains were found in several sedimentary infills throughout the whole existence of the sandpit. The fossil record from...

Radioactivity of sedimentary rocks of the Ostrava Formation in the Czech part of the Upper Silesian Basin and possible environmental risks The paper provides detailed information about natural radioactivity of sedimentary rocks of the Ostrava Formation in the Czech part of the Upper Silesian Basin. The Ostrava Formation consists of...

Ilmenitite from a soapstone body on the Smrčina Hill near Sobotín One fragment of ilmenitite was found in heap material coming from a soapstone quarry on the Smrčina Hill near Sobotín in the Jeseníky Mts. The ilmenitite is composed predominatingly of ilmenite (approximately 70 to 80 % by volume), with...

New knowledges on sulfosalt mineralization of the deposit Hůrky, Čistá-Jesenice Massif (Czech Republic) New samples of hydrothermal sulfosalt mineralization were recently collected at the mine dump of the vein No. 1 of the abandoned small deposit Hůrky near Velká Chmelištná in the Čistá-Jesenice Massif, 14 km WSW of Rakovník, Central...

Natrodufrénite from Vlastkovec near Slavonice, Moravia, Czech Republic Secondary phosphate, natrodufrénite, was found on historical samples from Stříbrný vrch near Vlastkovec, Moravia (Czech Republic). Natrodufrénite forms crusts of dark green to blue-green radial aggregates up to 0.3 mm in size with silky lustre on fissures and in cavities of gangue...

Facies diversity of the Brno Jurassic from microfacies and microfauna point of view Denudation remnants of Upper Jurassic carbonates in Brno area were originally part of vast carbonate platform on the eastern margin of the Bohemian Massif. High facies variability reflects original variable mosaic of shallow marine habitats. The prevailing...

Mineral composition of laminated basalt metapyroclastics and marbles at the localities near Ochtiná (Slovak Republic) Basalt metapyroclastics at the localities Ochtina – Pod Vapnom and Ochtina – Hradok form laminated intercalations in marbles of the Borka nappe (Meliatic Unit), Western Carpathians. The mineral association consists of amphiboles (actinolite – tremolite),...

Voclanoclastic horizon at Kladoruby near Letovice (Boskovice Basin) The occurrence of volcaniclastic rock was confirmed for the second time within the Letovice Formation (Asselian to Artinskian?) of the Boskovice Basin. Volcaniclastics are reported from the Kladoruby locality near Letovice, ca. 40 km N of Brno. Volcaniclastic layer was found in...

The middle pleistocene sediments in northwestern part of Vidnava lowland (Paczków graben margin) – ground penetrating radar survey The Vidnava Lowland in the northern Sudetic Foreland is characterized by extensive alluvial and fluvial sediments deposited during the Weichselian. Pre-Weichselian deposits are very rare and occur as isolated relics only. The...

Toadstones and snake eyes from the Cabinet of Curiosities of the Strahov Monastery in Prague and from the former Imperial Collection in Vienna Twelve button-like fossil teeth from the Cabinet of curiosities of Strahov Monastery in Prague and the former Imperial collection in Vienna are analysed. Teeth belong to different...

The Cenozoic sediments in the Holedná game reserve and their significance for archaeology The Cenozoic sediments partially cover crystalline rocks in the area of Holedná game reserve (Brno town, South Moravia). Holocene to Pleistocene eluvial and/or slope sediments and relics of Ottnangian (Lower Miocene) sediments fill the wide valley to...

Characterization of tourmalines from albite unit of pegmatite dikes No. 5 and No. 8 at Dolní Bory – Hatě Tourmaline crystals from albite units of pegmatite dikes No. 5 and No. 8 at Dolní Bory – Hatě were in vestigated by electron microprobe, LA-ICP-MS, and Mössbauer spectroscopy in order to...

Gold and associated minerals from the Mír and Na barytě adits near Štěpánov nad Svratkou (Štěpánov Ore District, Czech Republic) A mineralogical study of newly collected samples of Cu-Pb(-Zn) ore mineralization from the Mír and Na barytě adits in the Štěpánov Ore District (Czech Republic) clarified of elevated contents of...

Secondary bastnäsite-(Ce), bastnäsite-(La) and parisite-(Ce) from the Cínovec deposit – products of interaction of primary REE minerals with late low-temperature fluids The Cínovec/Zinnwald is a world-class greisen-type Li-Sn-W-Nb-Ta deposit. The REE minerals as common accessories are present there. Primary REE-bearing phases are represented by zircon, thorite, monazite, xenotime group minerals...

Mottramite from the gallery Elizabeth in Černý Důl in Krkonoše Mountains (Czech Republic) Rare Pb-Cu vanadate, mottramite, was found at samples from the gallery Elizabeth in Černý Důl, Krkonoše Mountains (Czech Republic). It forms yellow to yellow-orange coatings and thin crusts formed by hemisperical aggregates with size up to 0.05–0.1...

Petrography and mineralogy of the skarn body near Malešov (Kutná Hora Crystalline Complex, Czech Republic) The skarn body near Malešov belongs to calcium-iron skarns with a typical Ca-Fe-Al mineral association. The Malešov skarn body is located in the structurally highest part of the Kutná Hora Crystalline Complex, the Malín Unit,...

Mineralogical characteristics of phosphorites from carbonate breccias, Líšeň Formation near the village of Březina (the central part of the Moravian Karst) The concretions and angular clasts of phosphorites are hosted in the limestone breccia of the Tournaisian to Viséan age (Hostěnice development, Líšeň Formation of the Moravian Karst). We interpreted...

Mineralogy of massive serpentine and clinochlore from the dolomitic marble of Moldanubicum in West Moravia (Bohemian Massif) Massive aggregates of yellow-green, grey-green and brown Mg-rich phyllosilicates occur in dolomite marbles enclosed in Moldanubian gneisses and especially migmatites (Bohemian Massif). Serpentine subgroup minerals and Mg-chlorites were distinguished on the basis of...

Early Cretaceous ammonite associations in the Western Carpathians (the Moravian-Silesian area and Western Slovakia) From the geological point of view, the north-eastern part of the Czech Republic and the greater part of the neighbouring Slovakia are built by the Western Carpathian Mountains system. They mainly consist of two basic geological...

Petrographic investigations of the sandstone of the Dhok Pathan Formation, South Eastern Hazara, North Pakistan, Implications for the Provenance In this study, the sandstone of the middle part of the Dhok Pathan Formation was studied in detail for the petrographic-based provenance at the South Eastern Hazara. The outcropping clastic sequence...

Mineralogy of molybdenite-bearing quartz vein from Pohled quarry, Havlíčkův Brod Ore District (Czech Republic) A mineralogical study of a poorly mineralized quartz vein with macroscopic molybdenite, cutting biotite paragneisses in the Pohled quarry (Moldanubicum), revealed a very rich mineral assemblage involving 24 species. In addition to quartz (belonging probably to...

Zeolites from the Bernartice quarry near Zruč nad Sázavou (Czech Republic) An unusual zeolite mineralization was found in fissures and cavities of oligoclasite pegmatite hosted in serpentinite rocks in the active Bernartice quarry, 7 km S from Zruč nad Sázavou, central Bohemia, Czech Republic. The earliest thomsonite-Ca forms light grey...

Calcite pseudomorphs after aragonite from Teschenite Association Rocks in the Beskydy Piedmont area The occurrence of prismatic hexagonal calcite crystals is known from the Beskydy Piedmont area since 1852. Radial aggregates of such material, enclosed in the green clay mineral, reached the diameter ca. 60 cm. We revised three historical...

Orthoserpierite from Cínovec, Krušné hory mountains (Czech Republic) A rare mineral orthoserpierite, Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O, was found in rock material from the third level of an abandoned Cínovec mine 1 of the Cínovec Sn-W deposit, Krušné hory Mountains, northern Bohemia. This is the third occurrence of this mineral in the Czech Republic....

Characteristics of the chemical composition of tourmalines from phyllites near Štítnik (Slovak Republic) The zonal metamorphic tourmalines with detrital cores were identified in the phyllites near Štítnik (Bôrka Nappe, Western Carpathians). The younger metamorphic tourmalines of dravite composition (Drv2) have preserved older detrital cores of schorl or dravite composition (Drv1)....

Radioactivity and chemistry of granitoids in the eastern part of the Lugicum (Czech Republic) Two petrographically different types of granitoid bodies cropout in the eastern part of the Lugicum in the territory of the Czech Republic. The first type is represented by small granite or granodiorite massifs (namely Olešnice-Kudowa Massif,...

The Stříbrné Hory conglomerates in the Moldanubicum (Early Permian, Czech Republic) – overview The aim of the paper is to give an overview of the research focused on the conglomerates from the Moldanubicum in the area of the Stříbrné Hory village (Czech Republic). The conglomerates were discovered in 1938 in...

Isolated fish scales (Teleostei) from the Paleogene and Neogene sediments of the Central Paratethys (Czech Republic, Slovak Republic) Isolated scales and parts of the squamation were analyzed from the Paleogene and Neogene sediments of the Central Paratethys (Oligocene to Miocene, Czech Republic, Slovak Republic). The structure and morphology of the...