The stones again
(Edited)
(Google translate from Czech)
Někdo vyhledává k procházkám atraktivní místa, mi stačí starý opuštěný lom :-). Nepotkám tu skoro žádné lidi, je tu klid a spousta kamenů.
Some people look for attractive places to walk, an old abandoned quarry is enough for me :-). I hardly meet any people here, it is quiet and there are lots of stones.
Tak jsem si minulý týden našel na mapě místo nedaleko jihočeských Borovan, kde se kdysi těžil živec a šel se tam podívat.
So last week I found a place on the map near Borovy in South Bohemia where feldspar was once mined and went there to have a look.
Na ploše asi 100 x 30 metrů jsou znatelné stopy po intenzivní těžbě. Není tu však „kamenná pustina“. Mnohá místa jsou porostlá nálety keřů a borovic.
There are noticeable traces of intensive mining in an area of about 100 x 30 meters. However, there is no "stone wasteland". Many places are overgrown with bushes and pine trees.
V tom nejstinnějším místě je dokonce malá laguna dešťové vody s porostem rákosu a ostřice.
In the shadiest place there is even a small rainwater lagoon with reeds and sedges.
V první řadě jsem se však zajímal o kameny.
Protože to je místo, kde se těžil živec, nebyla samozřejmě nouze o vzorky živců, jako je třeba mikroklin, anortit, nebo sloupcové krystaly plagioklasu.
Protože to je místo, kde se těžil živec, nebyla samozřejmě nouze o vzorky živců, jako je třeba mikroklin, anortit, nebo sloupcové krystaly plagioklasu.
However, I was primarily interested in the stones.
Since this is a place where feldspar was mined, there was of course no shortage of feldspar samples, such as microcline, anorthite, or columnar plagioclase crystals.
Since this is a place where feldspar was mined, there was of course no shortage of feldspar samples, such as microcline, anorthite, or columnar plagioclase crystals.
Zajímavé byly i žilky albitu v plagioklasu.
Also interesting were the veins of albite in plagioclase.
Nemohl chybět ani křemen. Zde přecházející do záhnědy.
Quartz could not be missing either. Here it turns into a dark brown.
Příjemným překvapením byl nález krystalů turmalínu,
A pleasant surprise was the discovery of tourmaline crystals
nebo drobných krystalů křišťálu.
or small crystals of crystal.
Na okrajích lomu bylo poznat, že sem někdy „zabloudí“ nějaký hledač kamenů a hloubením děr se pokouší o nález něčeho zajímavého :-).
On the edges of the quarry, it was noticeable that sometimes a stone seeker "wanders" here and tries to find something interesting by digging holes :-).
Aby to však nebylo jen o kamenech, podíváme se trochu blíže i na zástupce fauny a flóry.
U malé dešťové laguny jsem potkal Šidelko páskované (coenagrion-puella)
U malé dešťové laguny jsem potkal Šidelko páskované (coenagrion-puella)
However, so that it is not only about stones, let's take a closer look at the representatives of the fauna and flora.
At the small rain lagoon, I met a Banded Hookworm (coenagrion-puella)
At the small rain lagoon, I met a Banded Hookworm (coenagrion-puella)
Skokana skřehotavého
a croaking frog
a nějakého brouka.
and some beetle.
Na kamenitých svazích lomu mne zaujaly drobné červené květy. Původně jsem myslel, že jsou to drobné jahody, ale nebylo tomu tak. Jsou to květy nějakého druhu mechu.
On the rocky slopes of the quarry, I was attracted by small red flowers. Originally, I thought they were small strawberries, but they were not. They are the flowers of some kind of moss.
Ani jsem si neuvědomil, že uplynuly skoro dvě hodiny, po které jsem procházel z jedné strany lomu na druhou. Z pozorování mě vytrhl telefon, že je třeba se vrátit pro ženu a zamířit k domovu.
I didn't even realize that almost two hours had passed, during which I had been walking from one side of the quarry to the other. I was pulled out of my observation by the phone, telling me to go back and get my wife and head home.
EDIT:
At the request of moderator AmazingNature(AN), I am adding a link to a link to feldspar:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feldspar
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Good afternoon, dear friend @bucipuc
I want to remind you that we have changed our rules.
To differentiate ourselves from other photography communities, we would like you to include URLs with scientific data to support the information you share in your post.
In your post, you mention quarries, the extraction of feldspar, ore, microcline, anorthite or columnar plagioclase crystals, albite veins in plagioclase, quartz, and the discovery of tourmaline crystals. You also mention the local fauna and flora.
The idea is that all of us who read your post can learn scientifically.
Excellent post; the only thing missing are informative URL.
Thank you very much for your understanding.
Thank you for your warning. Basically, all the stones mentioned can be found on Wikipedia. I found the professional name Šidélka there too. The only thing I didn't find is the name of the red flowers in the last photos.
Good morning, dear friend @bucipuci
Could you edit the post and add the URLs you found on Wikipedia—don't worry about the ones with the red flowers?
Thank you very much for your patience and understanding.
Once again, excellent post.
For now I can only add a link to feldspar (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feldspar).
I'm still searching in vain for "red flowers".
Thank you very much for this update, you are very kind
Have a beautiful afternoon
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The rocks look beautiful. There is a part, in one of the photos, I don't know if it is because of the angle or the perspective, but it looks like it is on a slope, is that right?
Yes, it is a shot of part of the quarry wall.
Thank you for reading and comment.
It's a pleasure to have you in our community, my friend! This one here looks like that famous granite they use to make tiles for houses, right? I'm really ignorant on the subject.
:-)
That rock looks like granite, but it's not granite. It's anorthite (https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anortit)
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Greetings @bucipuci, the trail surrounded by pine trees is beautiful, very interesting and educational post, thanks for sharing.
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