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Velký a Malý Kamýk

General Characteristics

County (administration): South Bohemia Region
District (town): České Budějovice
Cadastre: Všeteč
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 2241, 22414
Geological region: Šumava Moldanubicum - districts ST, PT, CK, CB, PI
Accessibility: - access without footpath
ID : 2167

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Moldanubicum, Šumava Mts. Forested slopes of the Velký and Malý Kamýk hills. Bedrock consists of leucocratic migmatite and its contact with biotite and muscovite-biotite granite. On the hill ridge frost cliffs are developed and covered by blocky scree.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - crystalline complex and pre-Variscian Palaeozoic - Moldanubicum - Metamorphic units in Moldanubicum
Stratigraphy: proterozoikum
Subject: geomorphology, geology
Geological phenomenon: frost cliff, scree, outcrop
Genesis: metamorphic (general metamorphism), frost weathering, magmatic
Rock: migmatite, gneiss

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: Nature reserve
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 (geology is important aspect of Biological declared Locality )
Conflicts of interests: tourism

References

Albrecht J. a kol. (2003): Českobudějovicko. In: Mackovčin P. a Sedláček M.(eds.): Chráněná území ČR, svazek VIII. Agentura ochrany přírody a krajiny ČR a EkoCentrum Brno, str.139 Praha.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Jirková Pavlína, 23.11.09
Updated by: Seifert Antonín 16.09.10

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 2167 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-30]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/2167.

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