General Characteristics

County (administration): South Bohemia Region
District (town): České Budějovice
Cadastre: Horní Stropnice - Hojná Voda
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 3313, 33133
Geological region: Moldanubian Pluton - Central Massif; Melechov Massif
Accessibility: - passable footpath
Excursion locality: yes
ID : 1191

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Rocky cliff exposing a medium-grained, pophyritic granite of Weinsberg type. Porphyritic texture is distinct and preferred orientation of K-feldspar phenocrysts was observed. Also interesting forms of relief due to frost weathering and erosion. Petrologically and geomorphologically interesting locality. This locality belongs to the Nature Park Novohradské hory.
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: block field, frost cliff, selective erosion, rock
Genesis: frost weathering, magmatic
Rock: granite, granodiorite

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: Registered geological localities suggested for protection
Protection of a geol. phenomenon: A - Protected Area (declared as Geological Locality)
Conflicts of interests: tourism

References

Slabý J. (1992): Vysvětlivky k základní geologické mapě ČSFR 1:25 000 list 33-133, Horní Stropnice.-MS, ČGÚ Praha; Chábera S. (1982): Geologické zajímavosti jižních Čech. - Jihočeská vlastivěda, přírodní vědy, str. 39 - 4O, Jihočeské nakladatelství České Budějovice; Dudíková B. (2021): Vysvětlivky k základní geologické mapě 1 : 25 000, list Horní Stropnice 33 133, MS, Česká geologickác služba.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Pertoldová Jaroslava, Plíšek Antonín, 21.01.02
Updated by: Gürtlerová Pavla 16.08.10, Gürtlerová Pavla 16.08.10, Kukal Zdeněk 20.11.17, DudíkSchulmannová Barbora 05.01.22

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1191 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-19]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/1191.

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