General Characteristics

County (administration): South Bohemia Region
District (town): Český Krumlov
Cadastre: Kapličky
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 3241, 32412
Geological region: Moldanubian Pluton - Central Massif; Melechov Massif
Accessibility: - access without footpath
ID : 2110

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: This locality is clled "Medvědí hora - the Bearś Mount". Its two summits have been modelled by glacial processes. Beneath several frost cliffs large areas are covered by block fields. The underlying rock is represented by the fine grained two mica granite of the Eisgarn type. On the contrary, on elevations porphyric biotite granite of Weinsberg type crops out. The locality belongs ´to the Central Moldanubian Massif with its magmatites.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - crystalline complex and pre-Variscian Palaeozoic - Moldanubicum - Magmatites in Moldanubicum
Stratigraphy: variské (hercynské) stáří vyvřelin
Subject: geomorphology, petrology
Geological phenomenon: frost cliff, scree
Genesis: frost weathering, magmatic
Rock: granite

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

Albrecht J. a kol. (2003): Českobudějovicko. In: Mackovčin P. a Sedláček M.(eds.): Chráněná území ČR, svazek VIII. Agentura ochrany přírody a krajiny ČR a EkoCentrum Brno, str.181 Praha.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Jirková Pavlína, 23.11.09
Updated by: Gürtlerová Pavla 13.10.10, Kukal Zdeněk 08.09.17

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 2110 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-23]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/2110.

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