Chlum nad Malší sandpit, Chlum nad Malší, Svatý Jan nad Malší, České Budějovice District, South Bohemian Region, Czech Republici
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Chlum nad Malší sandpit | Pit |
| Chlum nad Malší | Village |
| Svatý Jan nad Malší | Municipality |
| České Budějovice District | District |
| South Bohemian Region | Region |
| Czech Republic | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
48° 48' 13'' North , 14° 31' 38'' East
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Ločenice | 586 (2018) | 2.3km |
| Svatý Jan nad Malší | 443 (2018) | 2.6km |
| Besednice | 838 (2018) | 2.7km |
| Soběnov | 297 (2018) | 4.8km |
| Netřebice | 456 (2018) | 5.4km |
Mindat Locality ID:
221551
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:221551:1
GUID (UUID V4):
6d62768d-cb36-4b02-a20a-350f2bc58832
Sediments containing moldavites. Moldavites are deposits mostly in sands and sands-gravel material.
The company FONSUS is mining these moldavites-enriched sediments.
Officially, the recovery factor is 5 g/m³, but in the 1970s a study on this locality performed by the state-owned company Geoindustria ascertained a recovery factor of 20.35 g/m³.
Off the record, in 2010 the mining company released too many moldavites on the market so that the price got as low as 4 CZK per gram. Unofficially I heard that they sold about 700 kg moldavites in 2010 (Jan Čermák information).
Currently (2023), the operating company earns 50% of its income throught moldavites.
The pit first started in the southern part of the present (2023) mining area, then expanded toward the north.
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Czech Republic
- ⭔Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen)Region
CzechoslovakiaCountry
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
- Bohemian MassifMassif
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