General Characteristics

County (administration): Vysočina Region
District (town): Žďár nad Sázavou
Cadastre: Cikháj
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 2322, 23222
Geological region: Oheb, Svratka and Polička crystalline complex; Železné hory Mts. Proterozoic; Hlinsko Zone; Železné hory Mts. Pluton; Chrudim Palaeozoic
Accessibility: - passable footpath
ID : 2904

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Svratka Crystalline. Rock waste with small outcrops. Bedrock consists of light biotitic up to two mica migmatite with amphibolite interlayers. Massive rocky scree occurs as a result of Pleistocene frost weathering. The summit of the Žákova hora Hill represents basic point of trigonometric network of the Czech Republic. Protected vegetation of virgin forest character with associated flora and fauna. This locality has a statute of National Nature Reserve.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - crystalline complex and pre-Variscian Palaeozoic - Kutná Hora and Svratka region - Svratka crystalline complex
Stratigraphy: proterozoikum
Subject: geology, petrology, hydrogeology
Geological phenomenon: outcrop, characteristic rock, spring, river source
Genesis: metamorphic (general metamorphism), frost weathering
Rock: migmatite, gneiss, amphibolite

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: National nature reserve 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 (geology is important aspect of Biological declared Locality )
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas): CHKO (Protected landscape area) - Žďárské vrchy
Conflicts of interests: without conflicts

References

Čech L.,Šumpich J., Zabloudil V. a kol. (2002): Jihlavsko In: Mackovčin P., Sedláček M.(eds): Chráněná území ČR, Svazek VII. Agentura ochrany přírody a krajiny ČR a EkoCentrum Brno,str 454, Praha.; Rejchrt, M. a kol. (v tisku): Vysvětlivky k základní geologické mapě České republiky 1 : 25 000 23-222 Krucemburk. Česká geologická služba. Praha.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Gürtlerová Pavla, 08.11.08
Updated by: Rambousek Petr 25.09.12, Gürtlerová Pavla 25.09.12, Kukal Zdeněk 15.11.17

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 2904 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-05-03]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/2904.

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