General Characteristics

County (administration): South Bohemia Region
District (town): Strakonice
Cadastre: Malenice
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 2234, 22342
Geological region: Šumava Moldanubicum - districts ST, PT, CK, CB, PI
Accessibility: - no traffic restriction ( by car)
ID : 459

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Distinct rock towering above Volyně River, consisting of a fine-grained biotite granite with garnet and small isolated block of massive crystalline limestone. Karst cave has been discovered here also with interesting Quaternary sediment filling.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - crystalline complex and pre-Variscian Palaeozoic - Moldanubicum - Metamorphic units in Moldanubicum
Stratigraphy: proterozoikum
Subject: paleontology, economic geology, history
Geological phenomenon: karst, karst cave
Genesis: aquatic (water activity), chemogenetic
Rock: limestone, granite

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: Registered geological localities suggested for protection
Protection of a geol. phenomenon: C - Geological phenomenon is the reason for a registration in the database of CGS
Conflicts of interests: without conflicts

References

Chábera S.(1959): Pošumavský kras.-Sbor.Jihočes.Muz.(Č.Budějovice),Přír.Vědy,2,55-74.České Budějovice. Chábera S.(1976): Krasové jeskyně v Pošumaví.-Šumava,7,5-8.Vimperk. Chhábera S.(1982): Geologické zajímavosti jižních Čech.-Jihočeská vlastivěda, Ř.B.Jihočes.nakl.České Budějovice. Prosová M.(1955): K charakteristice krasu v krystalických vápencích jižních Čech.-Sbor.Čs.Společ.zeměp.,55,196-203.Praha. Želízko J.V.(1922-23): Glaciální a postglaciální fauna od Malenic v jižních Čechách.-Čas.Morav.Muz.(Brno),Vědy přír.,20-21.Brno. Želízko J.V.(1923): Geologisch-mineralogische Notizen aus Suedboehmen.IV.Teil.Tropfsteine von Malenic.-Verh.Geol.Bundesanst.Wien.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Slabý Jaromír, 14.11.94
Updated by: Seifert Antonín 16.09.10

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 459 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-28]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/459.

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