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Atrakcje geoturystyczne Geostrady Wschodniosudeckiej
(Wydawnictwa AGH, 2009) Słomka, Tadeusz; Doktor, Marek; Bartuś, Tomasz; Mastej, Wojciech; Łodziński, Marek
The Eastern Sudetic Geostrada (Geotrail) constitutes only a small, eastermost fragment of the whole »Sudetic Geostrada« tourist trail project. Hence, the number of geosites selected along the trail is rather limited. The westernmost site is the famous Sławniowice quarry. Here, in 16 active and inactive pits the Precambrian marbles and accompanying rocks (mica schists, amphibolites and pegmatites) have been quarried since the XIIIth century. Stones extracted there are well-known in Poland and in Germany, usually as facings. However, the most intrising part of the Eastern Sudetic Geostrada is the vicinity of Głuchołazy. In the town itself and in the valley of the Biała Głuchołaska River as well as in the adjacent Jeseniki and Zlaté Hory mountains in the Czech Republic gold has been mined from alluvial deposits as well as from quartz and quartz-feldspar lodes. The relics of this mining operations are numerous adits and shafts, which can be recently seen along the promenade accompanying the Biała Głuchołaska River bank. Other sites attractive for the Earth-science enthusiasts are: granitoids of the Strzelin-Žulova Massif in Jarnołtów, Precambrian marbles in Gierałcice and biotitic schists in Burgrabice. The last site in the Polish sector of the Eastern Sudetic Geostrada is the operating slate quarry in Jarnołtówek where phyllitic schists are extracted and used as roof tiles.