Jihlava (Iglau), Vysočina Region, Moravia (Mähren; Maehren), Czech Republic

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Jihlava, Kraj Vysočina

Jihlava (German name Iglau) is a historic city with a rich mining history. It has about 51 thousand citizens and in 2000 became capital of Vysocina region. The first written document about the city is from 1233, about 1240 started the evolution of silver mining in the city surroundings. Silver ores were mined from the 13th century until the 19th century. In the 1960s detailed prospection work was done on polymetallic ores but with negative results.

The city has a rich history and dozens of landmarks. In nearby surroundings is a trail around relicts of medieval mines and also there are some productive quarries and fields with occurrences of Li pegmatites.

References

- Cech, V. (1952): The ancient silver mines between Jihlava and Pelhrimov in the Bohemian-Moravian upland. Sbornik Ustred. Ustavu Geol. 19, 117-136.
- Koutek, J. (1952): The ore veins and the old mines at Jihlava. Sbornik Ustred. Ustavu Geol. 19, 77-116.
- Stanek, J. (1962): Mineralogy of pegmatites near Jihlava. Folia Fac. Sci. Nat. Univ. Brun. 3(1), 79-105.
- Nemec, D. (1989): Chemical composition of tourmalines in pegmatites of the Jihlava massif (western Moravia, Czechoslovakia). Chemie der Erde 49, 317-340.
- Nemec, D. (1990): Fertile leucogranites and aplites of the Jihlava pegmatite field, western Moravia, Czechoslovakia. Acta Universitatis Carolinae, Geologica 1990 (1), 25-34.
- Cerny, P. and Nemec, D. (1995): Pristine vs contaminated trends in Nb,Ta-oxide minerals of the Jihlava Pegmatite District, Czech Republic. Mineralogy and Petrology 55, 117-129.

External Links

- http://www.jihlava.cz
- http://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jihlava

Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

Albite Amblygonite Anorthite var: Bytownite Arsenopyrite Baryte Bertrandite Beryl Cerussite Chromite ? Columbite Cordierite Dravite

Fluorite Galena Hypersthene Ilmenite 'K Feldspar' 'var: Adularia' Lepidolite Limonite Löllingite Microcline Microlite Group 'Monazite'

Muscovite var: Sericite Ningyoite Orthoclase Petalite Pharmacosiderite Pigeonite Pollucite Pyromorphite Quartz var: Smoky Quartz Schorl

Silver Spessartine Sphalerite Tetrahedrite Topaz 'Tourmaline var: Indicolite' 'var: Rubellite' 'var: Verdelite' Troilite Zinnwaldite Zircon

51 entries listed. 34 valid minerals.

Localities in this Region

Czech Republic Moravia (Mähren; Maehren) Vysočina Region Jihlava (Iglau) Brzkov Jeclov Komárovice u Jihlavy Koskův mlýn (Dlouhá stěna) Polná

Czech Republic Moravia (Mähren; Maehren) Vysočina Region Jihlava (Iglau) Puklice Radonín Sasov Stare Hory vein Stonařov (Stannern) Stonařov meteorite (Stannern meteorite)