General Characteristics

County (administration): South Moravia Region
District (town): Blansko
Cadastre: Černovice u Kunštátu
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 2414, 24141
Geological region: Letovice, Krhovice, Nectava and Svinov-Vranová crystalline complexes; Moravicum; crystalline complex of Miroslav horst; Brunovistulicum
Accessibility: - no traffic restriction ( by bus)
Excursion locality: yes
ID : 2999

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Moravicum, Proterozoic. Narrow rocky ridge and adjacent river channel with outcrops. Rocks are classified as muscovite- and sericite-muscovite orthogneis of the Bíteš Group. Great accumulation of blocky scree below outcrops. Traces of frost weathering, distinct relief features as frost cliffs. Selective orthogneiss weathering. Nature Monuments, relics of foliaceous scree growths.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - crystalline complex and pre-Variscian Palaeozoic - Moravosilesian region - Moravicum
Stratigraphy: proterozoikum
Subject: geomorphology, quaternary geology
Geological phenomenon: rock bag, frost cliff, castellated ridge, scree
Genesis: frost weathering, metamorphic (general metamorphism)
Rock: orthogneiss

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 (declared as Geological and Biological Locality)
Conflicts of interests: without conflicts, sports

References

Mackovčin P., Jatiová M., Demek J., Slavík P. a kol. (2007): Brněnsko. In: Mackovčin P.(ed): Chráněná území ČR, Svazek IX. Agentura ochrany přírody a krajiny ČR a EkoCentrum Brno,str.162 Praha.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Jirková Pavlína, 16.12.09
Updated by: Gürtlerová Pavla 19.10.12, Buriánek David 13.11.12

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 2999 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-05-02]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/2999.

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