General Characteristics

County (administration): South Moravia Region
District (town): Brno-město
Cadastre: Brno
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 2432, 24323
Geological region: Letovice, Krhovice, Nectava and Svinov-Vranová crystalline complexes; Moravicum; crystalline complex of Miroslav horst; Brunovistulicum
Accessibility: - entry permit for car necessary
Excursion locality: yes
ID : 1419

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Moravosilesian Domain, Brno Massif. Outcrop series along a Brno Dam lake. Tectonically strongly affected diorites, granodiorites and granites. Locally mylonitization is extremely intensive. These rocks are situated along western tectonic zone of the Brno Massif. Also basalt and aplite veins are present. On this locality (Nature Monument)forest vegetation and rare reptile species are protected.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - crystalline complex and pre-Variscian Palaeozoic - Moravosilesian region - Brunovistulicum
Stratigraphy: kadomské stáří vyvřelin
Subject: petrology, structural geology
Geological phenomenon: characteristic rock, deformation fabrics, scree, dyke
Genesis: magmatic
Rock: granite, granodiorite, diorite, aplite, basaltoid (basaltic-rock)

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: Nature monument
Additional information: See the Digital register of the Agency for Nature Conservation and Landscape Protection of the Czech Republic AOPK ČR
Protection of a geol. phenomenon: A - Protected Area (geology is important aspect of Biological declared Locality )
Conflicts of interests: without conflicts

References

Geologická mapa Brna a okolí, ČGÚ; 1999

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Hanžl Pavel, 25.11.02
Updated by: Hanžl Pavel 13.02.03, Gürtlerová Pavla 08.11.12, Buriánek David 09.11.12

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1419 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-05-03]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/1419.

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