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Kašperské Hory - Naděje Adit

Kašperské Hory, Klatovy District, Plzeň Region, Czech Republic

Kašperské Hory - Bedřich adit

Kašperské Hory, Klatovy District, Plzeň Region, Czech Republic

View of the Kašperské Hory gold mining area, in 1900.

Kašperské Hory, Klatovy District, Plzeň Region, Czech Republic

Kašperské Hory - Naděje Adit

Kašperské Hory, Klatovy District, Plzeň Region, Czech Republic

Kašperské Hory - Bedřich adit

Kašperské Hory, Klatovy District, Plzeň Region, Czech Republic

View of the Kašperské Hory gold mining area, in 1900.

Kašperské Hory, Klatovy District, Plzeň Region, Czech Republic

Kašperské Hory - Naděje Adit

Kašperské Hory, Klatovy District, Plzeň Region, Czech Republic

Kašperské Hory - Bedřich adit

Kašperské Hory, Klatovy District, Plzeň Region, Czech Republic

Type:

Municipality

Largest Settlements:

Place	Population
Kašperské Hory	1,562 (2018)

Other/historical names associated with this locality:

Bergreichenstein; Reichenstein

Other Languages:

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French:

Kašperské Hory, District de Klatovy, Région de Plzeň, République tchèque

German:

Kašperské Hory, Okres Klatovy, Plzeňský kraj, Tschechien

Italian:

Kašperské Hory, Distretto di Klatovy, Regione di Plzeň, Repubblica Ceca

Russian:

Кашперске-Гори, Клатови, Пльзеньский край, Чехия

Simplified Chinese:

卡什佩尔斯凯霍里, 克拉托維縣, 比爾森州, 捷克

Spanish:

Kašperské Hory, Distrito de Klatovy, Región de Pilsen, República Checa

Basque:

Kašperské Hory, Pilsen eskualdea, Txekia

Cebuano:

Kašperské Hory, Okres Klatovy, Plzeňský kraj, Nasod nga Czech

Czech:

Kašperské Hory, Okres Klatovy, Plzeňský kraj, Česko

Dutch:

Kašperské Hory, Okres Klatovy, Pilsen, Tsjechië

Esperanto:

Kašperské Hory, Distrikto Klatovy, Regiono Plzeň, Ĉeĥio

Farsi/Persian:

کاشپرسکه هوری, شهرستان کلاتووی, استان پلزن, جمهوری چک

Georgian:

კაშპერსკე-ჰორი, კლატოვის რაიონი, პლზენის მხარე, ჩეხეთი

Hungarian:

Kašperské Hory, Klatovyi járás, Plzeňi kerület, Csehország

Malay:

Kašperské Hory, Daerah Klatovy, Wilayah Plzeň, Republik Czech

Polish:

Kašperské Hory, Powiat Klatovy, Kraj pilzneński, Czechy

Portuguese:

Kašperské Hory, Klatovy, Plzeň, República Checa

Serbian:

Кашперске Хори, Округ Клатови, Плзењски крај, Чешка

Slovak:

Kašperské Hory, Okres Klatovy, Plzenský kraj, Česko

Swedish:

Kašperské Hory, Klatovy, Plzeň, Tjeckien

Ukrainian:

Кашперське Гори, Клатови, Пльзенський край, Чехія

Vietnamese:

Kašperské Hory, Klatovy, Plzeň, Cộng hòa Séc

Kašperské Hory (German: Bergreichenstein) is a town in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It lies in the Bohemian Forest Range, some 65 km (40 mi) south of the region's capital of Plzeň.

Kašperské Hory is also the seat of the Municipality with Commissioned Local Authority within the Sušice Municipality with Extended Competence.

Abandoned Au-(W) deposit.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

30 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Albite

Formula: Na(AlSi₃O₈)

Reference: Morávek, P. et al.: Zlato v Českém masívu. Praha: Vydavatelství Českého geologického ústvau, 1992.

ⓘ 'Apatite'

Formula: Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)

Reference: Morávek, P. et al.: Zlato v Českém masívu. Praha: Vydavatelství Českého geologického ústvau, 1992.

ⓘ Arsenopyrite

Formula: FeAsS

Reference: Vavřín, I.: Nové poznatky o selenidech Českého masívu. Bulletin Mineralogicko-petrografického oddělení Národního muzea v Praze, 1994, roč. 2, s. 82-89. ; Lips, ALW (2006) A review of non-ferrous mineral deposits in Europe - Finalised initial database BRGM/RP -54957 - FR

ⓘ Berthierite

Formula: FeSb₂S₄

ⓘ Beudantite

Formula: PbFe₃(AsO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆

ⓘ 'Bindheimite'

Formula: Pb₂Sb₂O₆O

ⓘ Bismuth

Formula: Bi

ⓘ Bismuthinite

Formula: Bi₂S₃

ⓘ Boulangerite

Formula: Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁

ⓘ Bournonite

Formula: PbCuSbS₃

ⓘ Calcite

Formula: CaCO₃

Reference: Morávek, P. et al.: Zlato v Českém masívu. Praha: Vydavatelství Českého geologického ústvau, 1992.

ⓘ Chalcopyrite

Formula: CuFeS₂

ⓘ Cheralite

Formula: CaTh(PO₄)₂

Reference: Pauliš P., Kopecký S., Černý P. 2007: Uranové minerály České Republiky a jejich naleziště. 1. část. (Kutna Hora, issue 1)

ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'

Reference: Morávek, P. et al.: Zlato v Českém masívu. Praha: Vydavatelství Českého geologického ústvau, 1992.

ⓘ Cobaltite

Formula: CoAsS

Reference: Lips, ALW (2006) A review of non-ferrous mineral deposits in Europe - Finalised initial database BRGM/RP -54957 - FR

ⓘ Covellite

Formula: CuS

ⓘ Galena

Formula: PbS

Reference: Litochleb J., Sejkora J., Šrein V., Malec J.: Kašperskohorské zlato (Šumava, Česká republika). Bulletin Mineralogicko-petrografického oddělení Národního muzea v Praze, 2009, roč. 17, č. 1, s. 1-13.; Lips, ALW (2006) A review of non-ferrous mineral deposits in Europe - Finalised initial database BRGM/RP -54957 - FR

ⓘ Geerite ?

Formula: Cu₈S₅

ⓘ Gersdorffite

Formula: NiAsS

ⓘ Gold

Formula: Au

ⓘ Gold var. Electrum

Formula: (Au,Ag)

Reference: Morávek, P. et al.: Zlato v Českém masívu. Praha: Vydavatelství Českého geologického ústvau, 1992.

ⓘ Graphite

Formula: C

Reference: Morávek, P. et al.: Zlato v Českém masívu. Praha: Vydavatelství Českého geologického ústvau, 1992.

ⓘ Greenockite

Formula: CdS

Reference: Lips, ALW (2006) A review of non-ferrous mineral deposits in Europe - Finalised initial database BRGM/RP -54957 - FR

ⓘ Hedleyite

Formula: Bi₇Te₃

Reference: Vavřín, I.: Nové poznatky o selenidech Českého masívu. Bulletin Mineralogicko-petrografického oddělení Národního muzea v Praze, 1994, roč. 2, s. 82-89.

ⓘ Jonassonite

Formula: AuBi₅S₄

Reference: Paar, W. H., Putz, H., Topa, D., Roberts, A. C., Stanley, C. J., & Culetto, F. J. (2006). Jonassonite, Au (Bi, Pb) 5S4, a new mineral species from Nagybörzsöny, Hungary. The Canadian Mineralogist, 44(5), 1127-1136.

Formula: Au₂Bi

Formula: MoS₂

Formula: FeS₂

Formula: Fe_1-xS

Formula: Ca(WO₄)

Reference: Morávek, P. et al.: Zlato v Českém masívu. Praha: Vydavatelství Českého geologického ústvau, 1992. ; Lips, ALW (2006) A review of non-ferrous mineral deposits in Europe - Finalised initial database BRGM/RP -54957 - FR

ⓘ Sphalerite

Formula: ZnS

ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'

Formula: Cu₆(Cu₄C²⁺₂)Sb₄S₁₂S

ⓘ Titanite

Formula: CaTi(SiO₄)O

Reference: Morávek, P. et al.: Zlato v Českém masívu. Praha: Vydavatelství Českého geologického ústvau, 1992.

ⓘ Tsumoite

Formula: BiTe

Reference: Vavřín, I.: Nové poznatky o selenidech Českého masívu. Bulletin Mineralogicko-petrografického oddělení Národního muzea v Praze, 1994, roč. 2, s. 82-89.

ⓘ Zircon

Formula: Zr(SiO₄)

Reference: Morávek, P. et al.: Zlato v Českém masívu. Praha: Vydavatelství Českého geologického ústvau, 1992.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Bismuth	1.CA.05	Bi
ⓘ	Gold	1.AA.05	Au
ⓘ	var. Electrum	1.AA.05	(Au,Ag)
ⓘ	Graphite	1.CB.05a	C
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Arsenopyrite	2.EB.20	FeAsS
ⓘ	Berthierite	2.HA.20	FeSb₂S₄
ⓘ	Bismuthinite	2.DB.05	Bi₂S₃
ⓘ	Boulangerite	2.HC.15	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁
ⓘ	Bournonite	2.GA.50	PbCuSbS₃
ⓘ	Chalcopyrite	2.CB.10a	CuFeS₂
ⓘ	Cobaltite	2.EB.25	CoAsS
ⓘ	Covellite	2.CA.05a	CuS
ⓘ	Galena	2.CD.10	PbS
ⓘ	Geerite ?	2.BA.05	Cu₈S₅
ⓘ	Gersdorffite	2.EB.25	NiAsS
ⓘ	Greenockite	2.CB.45	CdS
ⓘ	Hedleyite	2.DC.05	Bi₇Te₃
ⓘ	Jonassonite	2.LA.65	AuBi₅S₄
ⓘ	Maldonite	2.AA.40	Au₂Bi
ⓘ	Molybdenite	2.EA.30	MoS₂
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
ⓘ	Pyrrhotite	2.CC.10	Fe_1-xS
ⓘ	Sphalerite	2.CB.05a	ZnS
ⓘ	'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'	2.GB.05	Cu₆(Cu₄C²⁺₂)Sb₄S₁₂S
ⓘ	Tsumoite	2.DC.05	BiTe
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	'Bindheimite'	4.DH.20	Pb₂Sb₂O₆O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Calcite	5.AB.05	CaCO₃
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘ	Scheelite	7.GA.05	Ca(WO₄)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘ	Beudantite	8.BL.05	PbFe₃(AsO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆
ⓘ	Cheralite	8.AD.50	CaTh(PO₄)₂
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Albite	9.FA.35	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
ⓘ	Titanite	9.AG.15	CaTi(SiO₄)O
ⓘ	Zircon	9.AD.30	Zr(SiO₄)
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
ⓘ	'Apatite'	-	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ	'Chlorite Group'	-

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
H	ⓘ Beudantite	PbFe₃(AsO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Graphite	C
C	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
O	ⓘ Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O
O	ⓘ Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)
O	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
O	ⓘ Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)
O	ⓘ Cheralite	CaTh(PO₄)₂
O	ⓘ Bindheimite	Pb₂Sb₂O₆O
O	ⓘ Beudantite	PbFe₃(AsO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆
F	Fluorine
F	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
Si	ⓘ Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O
Si	ⓘ Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)
P	Phosphorus
P	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
P	ⓘ Cheralite	CaTh(PO₄)₂
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Molybdenite	MoS₂
S	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
S	ⓘ Galena	PbS
S	ⓘ Gersdorffite	NiAsS
S	ⓘ Bismuthinite	Bi₂S₃
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
S	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
S	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
S	ⓘ Berthierite	FeSb₂S₄
S	ⓘ Bournonite	PbCuSbS₃
S	ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup	Cu₆(Cu₄C₂²⁺)Sb₄S₁₂S
S	ⓘ Boulangerite	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁
S	ⓘ Covellite	CuS
S	ⓘ Beudantite	PbFe₃(AsO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆
S	ⓘ Greenockite	CdS
S	ⓘ Cobaltite	CoAsS
S	ⓘ Jonassonite	AuBi₅S₄
S	ⓘ Geerite	Cu₈S₅
Cl	Chlorine
Cl	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
Ca	ⓘ Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O
Ca	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
Ca	ⓘ Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)
Ca	ⓘ Cheralite	CaTh(PO₄)₂
Ti	Titanium
Ti	ⓘ Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
Fe	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Berthierite	FeSb₂S₄
Fe	ⓘ Beudantite	PbFe₃(AsO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆
Co	Cobalt
Co	ⓘ Cobaltite	CoAsS
Ni	Nickel
Ni	ⓘ Gersdorffite	NiAsS
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Cu	ⓘ Bournonite	PbCuSbS₃
Cu	ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup	Cu₆(Cu₄C₂²⁺)Sb₄S₁₂S
Cu	ⓘ Covellite	CuS
Cu	ⓘ Geerite	Cu₈S₅
Zn	Zinc
Zn	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
As	Arsenic
As	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
As	ⓘ Gersdorffite	NiAsS
As	ⓘ Beudantite	PbFe₃(AsO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆
As	ⓘ Cobaltite	CoAsS
Zr	Zirconium
Zr	ⓘ Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)
Mo	Molybdenum
Mo	ⓘ Molybdenite	MoS₂
Ag	Silver
Ag	ⓘ Gold var. Electrum	(Au,Ag)
Cd	Cadmium
Cd	ⓘ Greenockite	CdS
Sb	Antimony
Sb	ⓘ Berthierite	FeSb₂S₄
Sb	ⓘ Bournonite	PbCuSbS₃
Sb	ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup	Cu₆(Cu₄C₂²⁺)Sb₄S₁₂S
Sb	ⓘ Bindheimite	Pb₂Sb₂O₆O
Sb	ⓘ Boulangerite	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁
Te	Tellurium
Te	ⓘ Hedleyite	Bi₇Te₃
Te	ⓘ Tsumoite	BiTe
W	Tungsten
W	ⓘ Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)
Au	Gold
Au	ⓘ Gold	Au
Au	ⓘ Maldonite	Au₂Bi
Au	ⓘ Gold var. Electrum	(Au,Ag)
Au	ⓘ Jonassonite	AuBi₅S₄
Pb	Lead
Pb	ⓘ Galena	PbS
Pb	ⓘ Bournonite	PbCuSbS₃
Pb	ⓘ Bindheimite	Pb₂Sb₂O₆O
Pb	ⓘ Boulangerite	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁
Pb	ⓘ Beudantite	PbFe₃(AsO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆
Bi	Bismuth
Bi	ⓘ Bismuthinite	Bi₂S₃
Bi	ⓘ Bismuth	Bi
Bi	ⓘ Maldonite	Au₂Bi
Bi	ⓘ Hedleyite	Bi₇Te₃
Bi	ⓘ Tsumoite	BiTe
Bi	ⓘ Jonassonite	AuBi₅S₄
Th	Thorium
Th	ⓘ Cheralite	CaTh(PO₄)₂

Geochronology

Mineralization age: Mesoproterozoic to Carboniferous : 1055 ± 122 Ma to 322 ± 210 Ma

Important note: This table is based only on rock and mineral ages recorded on mindat.org for this locality and is not necessarily a complete representation of the geochronology, but does give an indication of possible mineralization events relevant to this locality. As more age information is added this table may expand in the future. A break in the table simply indicates a lack of data entered here, not necessarily a break in the geologic sequence. Grey background entries are from different, related, localities.

Geologic Time

Rocks, Minerals and Events

ⓘ Molybdenite (youngest age)

322 ± 210 Ma

ⓘ Molybdenite (oldest age)

1055 ± 122 Ma

Fossils

There are 1 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

BETA TEST - These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.

Occurrences

Youngest Fossil Listed

408 Ma (Early/Lower Devonian)

Oldest Fossil Listed

411 Ma (Early/Lower Devonian)

Stratigraphic Units

Unit	No. Occurrences	Age
Branik Limestone - Reporyje Limestone	1	410.8 - 407.6 Ma (Early/Lower Devonian)

Fossils from Region

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Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Nowakia genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Nowakiidae : *Nowakia*	410.8 - 407.6 Ma Early/Lower Devonian

Fossil Localities

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Czech Republic

Plzeň Region
- Klatovy District
  - Early/Lower Devonian🐚 Radotin Valley

References

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Morávek P. et al. (1992) Zlato v Českém masívu. Praha: Vydavatelství Českého geologického ústvau.

Vavřín I. (1994) Nové poznatky o selenidech Českého masívu. Bulletin Mineralogicko-petrografického oddělení Národního muzea v Praze: 2: 82-89.

Filippi, M., Goliáš, V., Pertold, Z. (2004) Arsenic in contaminated soils and anthropogenic deposits at the Mokrsko, Roudný, and Kašperské Hory gold deposits, Bohemian Massif (CZ). Environmental Geology: 45(5): 716-730.

Litochleb, J., Sejkora, J., Šrein, V., Malec, J. (2009) Kašperskohorské zlato (Šumava, Česká republika). Bulletin Mineralogicko-petrografického oddělení Národního muzea v Praze: 17(1): 1-13.

Strnad, Ladislav, Goliáš, Viktor, Mihaljevič, Martin, Pudilová, Marta (2012) The Variscan Kašperské Hory orogenic gold deposit, Bohemian Massif, Czech Republic. Ore Geology Reviews: 48: 428-441.

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Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ka%C5%A1persk%C3%A9_Hory
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