General Characteristics

County (administration): Pardubice Region
District (town): Chrudim
Cadastre: Rychnov
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 1433, 14333
Geological region: Oheb, Svratka and Polička crystalline complex; Železné hory Mts. Proterozoic; Hlinsko Zone; Železné hory Mts. Pluton; Chrudim Palaeozoic
Accessibility: - no traffic restriction ( by car)
Excursion locality: yes
ID : 2940

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Metamorphic units, Svratka Crystalline. Large rocky outcrop is formed of massive banded migmatites. Their fibrous and straw-like jointing is remarkable. Interesting macro- and mesorelief forms as frost cliffs and presence of aeroxysts on rock surface. Ood minor quarries are vegetated, they remind old aggregate quarrying.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - crystalline complex and pre-Variscian Palaeozoic - Kutná Hora and Svratka region - Svratka crystalline complex
Stratigraphy: proterozoikum
Subject: geology, geomorphology, structural geology
Geological phenomenon: frost cliff, rock, rock schelter
Genesis: frost weathering, metamorphic (general metamorphism)
Rock: migmatite

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: Interesting geological localities in Protected landscape area
Protection of a geol. phenomenon: C - Geological phenomenon is the reason for a registration in the database of CGS
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas): CHKO (Protected landscape area) - Žďárské vrchy
Conflicts of interests: waste disposal, vegetation

References

Hanžl, P., red. (2008): Základní geologická mapa České republiky 1 : 25 000 s Vysvětlivkami 14-333 Svratka. - Česká geologická služba. Praha.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Gürtlerová Pavla, 13.11.08

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 2940 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-05-04]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/2940.

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