General Characteristics

County (administration): Pardubice Region
District (town): Svitavy
Cadastre: Borová u Poličky
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 1433, 14333
Geological region: Oheb, Svratka and Polička crystalline complex; Železné hory Mts. Proterozoic; Hlinsko Zone; Železné hory Mts. Pluton; Chrudim Palaeozoic
Accessibility: - no traffic restriction ( by car)
ID : 2821

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Bohemian Massif,Polička Crystalline. The Skalka Hill with outcrops of deformed hornblende-biotite granodiorite of the Budislav Massif. This rock is accompanied by a vein of a lighht grey aplite up to granite. Along hill foot there are boulders possibly detached from main rock body by frost weathering.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - crystalline complex and pre-Variscian Palaeozoic - Bohemicum (Central Bohemian region) - Polička crystalline complex
Stratigraphy: paleozoikum
Subject: geology, geomorphology, petrology
Geological phenomenon: outcrop, rock
Genesis: magmatic
Rock: tonalite, aplite

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: vegetation

References

Buriánek, D., Němečková, M., Hanžl., P., 2003. Petrology and geochemistry of plutonic rocks from the Polička and Zábřeh crystalline units (NE Bohemian Massif). Bulletin of the Czech Geological Survey. 78, 9?22. Hanžl, P., a kol. (v tisku): Vysvětlivky k základní geologické mapě České republiky 1 : 25 000 14-333 Svratka. Česká geologická služba. Praha.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Vondrovic Lukáš, 27.08.07
Updated by: Buriánek David 27.11.12

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 2821 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-05-02]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/2821.

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