General Characteristics

County (administration): South Bohemia Region
District (town): Jindřichův Hradec
Cadastre: Hradiště u Nové Bystřice
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 2334, 23343
Geological region: Moldanubian Pluton - Central Massif; Melechov Massif
Accessibility: - no traffic restriction ( by car)
ID : 1103

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Rocky ridge formed of a medium-grained, muscovite-biotite granite, porphyritic in places. It corresponds to the Číměřice type. It contains also feldspar phenocrysts. Adjacent slopes are covered with loamy granite detritus. Petrologically and geomorphologically interesting locality.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - crystalline complex and pre-Variscian Palaeozoic - Moldanubicum - Magmatites in Moldanubicum
Stratigraphy: variské (hercynské) stáří vyvřelin
Subject: geomorphology, geology, petrology
Geological phenomenon: castellated ridge, weather pit, block field
Genesis: magmatic
Rock: granite

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: without conflicts

References

Zoubek V. 1933: Geologické posouzení skalní skupiny u vsi Hradiště u Nové Bystřice s hlediska ochrany přírodních krás a památek.-MS, Archiv ČGÚ, P 2236. Chábera S. (1955): Žulové balvany v okolí Kunžaku v jižních Čechách.-Vesmír 34, str. 283, Praha. Chábera S.(1982): Geologické zajímavosti jižních Čech. -Jihočeská vlastivěda, přírodní vědy, str. 34-36, Jihočeské nakladelství České Budějovice.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Pertoldová Jaroslava, 06.03.01
Updated by: Gürtlerová Pavla 23.09.10

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1103 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-20]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/1103.

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