General Characteristics

County (administration): South Bohemia Region
District (town): Český Krumlov
Cadastre: Klení
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 3224, 32244
Geological region: Moldanubian Pluton - Central Massif; Melechov Massif
Accessibility: - passable footpath
ID : 2111

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: This locality embraces the summit and slopes of the "Vysoký kámen - the Tall Rock " of the Novohradské podhůří- the New Castle foothills. The medium grained biotite granite of the Weinsberg type crops out. It belongs to the Moldanubian Pluton. In the elevated parts of a landscape frost morphological features are present, such as frost cliffs, castle koppies, tors and block fields. The locality represents part of the Central Moldanubian Massif.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - crystalline complex and pre-Variscian Palaeozoic - Moldanubicum - Magmatites in Moldanubicum
Stratigraphy: variské (hercynské) stáří vyvřelin
Subject: hydrogeology
Geological phenomenon: frost cliff, tor, scree, castellated ridge
Genesis: magmatic, frost weathering
Rock: granite

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: Nature reserve
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.201 Praha.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Jirková Pavlína, 24.11.09
Updated by: Gürtlerová Pavla 12.10.10, Kukal Zdeněk 08.09.17

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 2111 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-25]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/2111.

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