General Characteristics

County (administration): South Moravia Region
District (town): Blansko
Cadastre: Lhota u Olešnice
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 2412, 24123
Geological region: Letovice, Krhovice, Nectava and Svinov-Vranová crystalline complexes; Moravicum; crystalline complex of Miroslav horst; Brunovistulicum
Accessibility: - no traffic restriction ( by car)
Excursion locality: yes
ID : 3001

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Moravicum, metamorphic units, Svratka Dome. Set of outcrops with frost cliffs exposing fine grained biotite up to muscovite-biotite paragneisses. In central parts of their sequence crystalline limestones occur, in close surroundings also banded metaquartzites. Interesting macrorelief features, such as rocky pillars. Nature monument protecting interesting juniper flora.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - crystalline complex and pre-Variscian Palaeozoic - Moravosilesian region - Moravicum
Stratigraphy: proterozoikum
Subject: geomorphology, quaternary geology, structural geology
Geological phenomenon: cliff, frost cliff, scree, fold
Genesis: metamorphic (general metamorphism), frost weathering, weathering
Rock: gneiss, marble, dolomite, qurtzite

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: Nature monument
Additional information: See the Digital register of the Agency for Nature Conservation and Landscape Protection of the Czech Republic AOPK ČR
Protection of a geol. phenomenon: A - Protected Area (declared as Geological and Biological Locality)
Conflicts of interests: without conflicts

References

Mackovčin P., Jatiová M., Demek J., Slavík P. a kol. (2007): Brněnsko. In: Mackovčin P.(ed): Chráněná území ČR, Svazek IX. Agentura ochrany přírody a krajiny ČR a EkoCentrum Brno,str.152 Praha.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Jirková Pavlína, 16.12.09
Updated by: Gürtlerová Pavla 17.10.12, Buriánek David 13.11.12

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 3001 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-24]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/3001.

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