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General Characteristics

County (administration): Vysočina Region
District (town): Žďár nad Sázavou
Cadastre: Račín u Polničky
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 2322, 23224
Geological region: Strážek and Moravian Moldanubicum; Třebíč and Jihlava massifs
Accessibility: - access without footpath
ID : 1646

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Moldanubicum, metamorphic units. Large rocky relief feature in the topmost part of steep slope as high as 100 m. It consists of calcitic-silicic rocks with transition to metaquartzites, quartzitic and quartz-biotitic gneisses. Main rock type is represented by erlan locally with garnet and/or pyroxene. Rocks are folded and foliated. Traces of periglacial weathering.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - crystalline complex and pre-Variscian Palaeozoic - Moldanubicum - Metamorphic units in Moldanubicum
Stratigraphy: proterozoikum
Subject: geology, geomorphology
Geological phenomenon: rock, balancing stone, rock schelter, frost cliff, cirgue, cliff, characteristic rock
Genesis: metamorphic (general metamorphism), frost weathering, gravitational
Rock: calc-silicate rock, gneiss

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: Nature monument in Protected landscape area
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 (declared as Geological and Biological Locality)
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas): CHKO (Protected landscape area) - Žďárské vrchy
Conflicts of interests: without conflicts

References

Buriánková Kristýna et al. (2005): Vysvětlivky k základní geologické mapě České republiky 1 : 25 000 23-224 Žďár nad Sázavou

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Hrdličková Kristýna, 14.10.08
Updated by: Gürtlerová Pavla 06.01.09, Hrdličková Kristýna 27.01.09, Gürtlerová Pavla 25.09.12

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1646 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-03-29]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/1646.

Location in map:

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Rozsáhlý skalní útvar tvořený pyroxenickým erlanem., Jan Doucek, 2020
Rozsáhlý skalní útvar tvořený pyroxenickým erlanem., Jan Doucek, 2020
Plasticky zvrásněný pyroxenický erlan., Jan Doucek, 2020
Rozsáhlý skalní útvar tvořený pyroxenickým erlanem., Jan Doucek, 2020


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