General Characteristics

County (administration): South Bohemia Region
District (town): Jindřichův Hradec
Cadastre: Suchdol
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 2334, 23342
Geological region: Moldanubian Pluton - Central Massif; Melechov Massif
ID : 1190

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Balancing rock formed of a porphyritic granite of Zvůle type. This granite is a part of a Central Moldanubian pluton. Several types of weathering and granite erosion were described in the literature. 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

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: Registered interesting geological localities
Conflicts of interests: tourism

References

Scharbert S., Breiter K. (1999): Geochronologie a geologie granitu Zvůle.- Zprávy o geologických vázkumech v roce 1999, str. 160-161, ČGÚ Praha. 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, Plíšek Antonín, 18.01.02

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1190 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-28]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/1190.

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