Karst cave,
dolomite.
| Location: | In the village Bozkov, Northern Bohemia. |
| Open: | APR-JUN Tue-Sun 8-16. JUL-AUG Tue-Sun 9-17. SEP-OCT Tue-Sun 8-16. NOV-MAR Tue-Fri 8-15. |
| Fee: | Adult 40,- CZK, Children (6-12) 20,- CZK, Seniors 30,- CZK. Camera 10,- CZK, Video 50,- CZK. |
| Classification: |
Karst cave,
dolomite.
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| Light: | electric. |
| Dimension: | T=7,3°C |
| Guided tours: | L=500m, D=45min. |
| Bibliography: | |
| Address: |
Správa Bozkovských dolomitových jeskyně, vedoucí Mgr. Dušan Milka, 512 13 Bozkov,
Tel: +420-431-682167, +420-431-682164,
Fax: +420-431-682228.
E-mail: |
| Last update: | $Date: 2008/07/01 20:18:53 $ |
| 1940s | entrance discovered by dolomite miners. | |
| 1957 | cave first explored. |
Bozkov Dolomite Caves are located in the Krkonoše foothills in the northern part of Bozkov. It is the northernmost show cave of the country and the only one in North Bohemia.
The character of this cave is really unique. The cave being in dolomite and rather close to the surface is partly water filled. It has little dripstones and some Helictites.
But the most interesting feature are quartz ledges in walls and ceilings. It is not very common to find these in limestone areas. A tectonic force produced fine cracks in the limestone. Circulating hot water brought dissolved quartz from below and crystallized it in those cracks. So the cracks healed. Later, when the cave was formed, the hard quartz resisted solution better than the limestone and thus formed the ledges.
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