General Characteristics

County (administration): Central Bohemia Region
District (town): Benešov
Cadastre: Kácov
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 1334, 13343
Geological region: Bohemian Moldanubicum
ID : 3937

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Rocky escarp above the Sázava River. The rocks are represented by migmatitized paragneisses with erlan lenses and some amphibolites. All of them belong to Moldanubian Variable Group. Observed variable foliation is result of several stages of folding and partial fusion. The locality is situated in the Park if the Blaník Knights.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - crystalline complex and pre-Variscian Palaeozoic - Moldanubicum - Metamorphic units in Moldanubicum
Stratigraphy: proterozoikum, paleozoikum
Subject: geomorphology, structural geology
Geological phenomenon: erosion, dyke
Genesis: metamorphic (general metamorphism), magmatic, weathering
Rock: calc-silicate rock, amphibolite, paragneiss

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: Registered interesting geological localities
Protection of a geol. phenomenon: C - Geological phenomenon is the reason for a registration in the database of CGS
Part of the Geopark: Kraj blanických rytířů
Conflicts of interests: road construction

References

Štědrá V. (2012): Dokumentace geologických lokalit pro geopark Kraj blanických rytířů, MS, 31 stran, ČGS.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Štědrá Veronika, 20.05.15
Updated by: Vajskebrová Markéta 12.12.17, Kukal Zdeněk 27.02.18

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 3937 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-05-03]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/3937.

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