General Characteristics

County (administration): Hradec Králové Region
District (town): Rychnov nad Kněžnou
Cadastre: Kunčina Ves
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 1412, 14123
Geological region: Orlice-Sněžník, Nové Město and Staré Město crystalline complexes
Accessibility: - no traffic restriction ( by car)
Excursion locality: yes
ID : 1048

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Isolated rock formed of grey feldspathized two-mica micaschist up to gneiss with folded veins of quartz and feldspar. Petrologically important locality.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - crystalline complex and pre-Variscian Palaeozoic - Lugicum - Orlice-Sněžník crystalline complex
Stratigraphy: paleozoikum
Subject: geology, petrology, geomorphology
Geological phenomenon: rock, frost cliff, characteristic rock
Genesis: metamorphic (general metamorphism)
Rock: mica schist, gneiss

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
Conflicts of interests: without conflicts

References

Opletal, M. et al. (1980): Geologie Orlických hor.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Opletal Mojmír, 25.11.94
Updated by: Plíšek Antonín 27.01.03, Pecina Vratislav 06.06.11, Gürtlerová Pavla 22.08.11, Kukal Zdeněk 11.12.17

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1048 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-23]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/1048.

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