General Characteristics

County (administration): South Moravia Region
District (town): Znojmo
Cadastre: Onšov na Mor.
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 3322, 33224
Geological region: Letovice, Krhovice, Nectava and Svinov-Vranová crystalline complexes; Moravicum; crystalline complex of Miroslav horst; Brunovistulicum
Accessibility: - access without footpath
ID : 1406

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Moravicum, Dyje (Thaya) Dome. Road cut exposing body of serpentinite with högbomite. Together with serpentinite also fragments of amphibolite and pyroxenite with epidote can be found. Near the rock contact small body of fibrous hornblende asbestos occurs. Its fibres as as long as 20 cm.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - crystalline complex and pre-Variscian Palaeozoic - Moravosilesian region - Moravicum
Stratigraphy: proterozoikum
Subject: mineralogy, petrology
Geological phenomenon: mineral
Genesis: metamorphic (general metamorphism)
Rock: serpentinite

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

Batík P. (1995): Vysvětlivky k základní geologické mapě ČR 1 : 25 000 list 33224 Kravsko. - Český geologický ústav Praha.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Plíšek Antonín, 07.11.02
Updated by: Plíšek Antonín 23.01.05, Gürtlerová Pavla 12.12.12, Hrdličková Kristýna 01.11.14, Hrdličková Kristýna 10.11.14

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1406 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-05-06]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/1406.

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