General Characteristics

County (administration): South Moravia Region
District (town): Brno-venkov
Cadastre: Tišnov
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 2432, 24321
Geological region: Letovice, Krhovice, Nectava and Svinov-Vranová crystalline complexes; Moravicum; crystalline complex of Miroslav horst; Brunovistulicum
Accessibility: - entry permit for car necessary
Technical object: guarry
Excursion locality: yes
ID : 774

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Active quarry with outcrops of mylonitized granitoid basement (Brunovistulicum). Together with overlying defomed limestones they form a duplex complex. Tectonically instructive locality.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - crystalline complex and pre-Variscian Palaeozoic - Moravosilesian region - Moravicum, Bohemian Massif - crystalline complex and pre-Variscian Palaeozoic - Moravosilesian region - Brunovistulicum
Stratigraphy: proterozoikum
Subject: structural geology, petrology, stratigraphy
Geological phenomenon: slickenside
Genesis: anthropogenic (anthropogenic activity), tectonic, metamorphic (general metamorphism)
Rock: granodiorite, marble, dolomite, phyllite

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: Registered geological localities suggested for protection
Protection of a geol. phenomenon: B - Geological phenomenon is the reason for a recommendation to the protection
Conflicts of interests: open cast mining

References

Jaroš, J. (1986): Geologicko strukturní charakteristika moravika svratecké klenby a přilehlé části moravské svorové zóny. MS PŘF UK Praha. Schulmann, K. et al. (1991): Geological workshop Moravian windows. Excursion Guide. Moravský Krumlov. Hanžl P. a kol. autorů, 2001: Vysvětlivky k základní geologické mapě ČR v měřítku 1:25000 list 24321 Tišnov.-Český geologický ústav Praha.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Hanžl Pavel, 03.11.94
Updated by: Plíšek Antonín 22.02.05, Otava Jiří 04.11.11, Otava Jiří 10.11.11

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 774 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-05-05]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/774.

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