General Characteristics

County (administration): Hradec Králové Region
District (town): Rychnov nad Kněžnou
Cadastre: Deštné v Orlických horách
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 : 1049

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Outrops in a road cut shows tectonically affected amfibolites of the Nové Město Group with phyllite interlayers. Tectonic fracture zone accompanied by a tectonic breccia is present. Petrologically important locality.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - crystalline complex and pre-Variscian Palaeozoic - Lugicum - Orlice-Sněžník crystalline complex
Stratigraphy: paleozoikum
Subject: geology, structural geology, petrology
Geological phenomenon: deformation fabrics
Genesis: metamorphic (general metamorphism)
Rock: amphibolite, mica schist, phyllite

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: Registred geological localities suggested to protection in Protected landscape area
Protection of a geol. phenomenon: B - Geological phenomenon is the reason for a recommendation to the protection
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas): CHKO (Protected landscape area) - Orlické hory
Conflicts of interests: without conflicts

References

Neuvedena.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Opletal Mojmír, 25.11.94
Updated by: Plíšek Antonín 27.01.03, Gürtlerová Pavla 19.08.11

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1049 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-26]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/1049.

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