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General Characteristics

County (administration): Vysočina Region
District (town): Žďár nad Sázavou
Cadastre: Milovy, Březiny u Poličky
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 2411, 24111
Geological region: Oheb, Svratka and Polička crystalline complex; Železné hory Mts. Proterozoic; Hlinsko Zone; Železné hory Mts. Pluton; Chrudim Palaeozoic
Accessibility: - passable footpath
Excursion locality: yes
ID : 1041

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Castellated rocks with chimneys, pillars, fissure caves, abri and blocky scree. Outcrop consists of a banded, leucocratic, two-mica migmatite with significant deformational textures. Petrologically and tectonically interesting. Also geomorphological phenomena.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - crystalline complex and pre-Variscian Palaeozoic - Kutná Hora and Svratka region - Svratka crystalline complex, Bohemian Massif - superficial deposits and post-Variscian magmatites - Quaternary - Quaternary of denudation areas of Bohemian Massif
Stratigraphy: proterozoikum, kenozoikum - kvartér
Subject: geomorphology, petrology, engineering geology, quaternary geology
Geological phenomenon: characteristic rock, block field, frost cliff, cliff, rock schelter, rock pillar, scree field
Genesis: metamorphic (general metamorphism), weathering
Rock: migmatite

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: Nature reserve in Protected landscape area
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)
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas): CHKO (Protected landscape area) - Žďárské vrchy
Conflicts of interests: sports

References

Melichar, R. ed. (2004): Vysvětlivky k základní geologické mapě 1: 25 000, list 24-111 Sněžné.MS - ČGS. Praha

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Melichar Rostislav, 29.11.93
Updated by: Plíšek Antonín 27.01.03, Rambousek Petr 25.09.12

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1041 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-03-29]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/1041.

Location in map:

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Vrcholové skály věžovitého charakteru s balvanitými sutěmi rul a migmatitů., Jan Doucek, 2020
Vrcholové skály věžovitého charakteru s balvanitými sutěmi rul a migmatitů., Jan Doucek, 2020
Vrcholové skály věžovitého charakteru s balvanitými sutěmi rul a migmatitů., Jan Doucek, 2020
Petr Rambousek, 2012
Petr Rambousek, 2012
Petr Rambousek, 2012
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