Traditional autumn field trip: Various metal, precious stone and heritage stone deposits of central and east Slovakia

1 st day: Dřínová quarry (duplex structure with nice samples of barites in limestones) and visit of mineralogical exposition in gallery Patriot in Tišnov.
2 nd day: Špania Dolina area in the central Slovakia (heap with celestines samples, Piesky locality with azurite samples and Richtarova loc. which is type locality for deviline) and visit of Dobšiná with ongoing research of Ni and Co deposits.
3 rd day: Gretla (spekularite and goethite deposit), Novoveska huta (heap Bartolomejka with tyrolite and other Cu secondary minerals) and mine Josef close to Dubnik, where is gem quality opal deposit.
4 th day: open pit mine Fintice close to Přerov (andesites with zeolite samples)
Leader: Bc. Jakub Mysliveček (Czech Geological Survey)

photo by Ľubomír Kyrc

photo by Ľubomír Kyrc

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