General Characteristics

County (administration): South Moravia Region
District (town): Blansko
Cadastre: Kněževes
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 2412, 24123
Geological region: Letovice, Krhovice, Nectava and Svinov-Vranová crystalline complexes; Moravicum; crystalline complex of Miroslav horst; Brunovistulicum
Accessibility: - access without footpath
ID : 3006

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Moravicum, Proterozoic. Nature Reserve. The Vír Highlands, outcrops in the brook channel. This section shows fine grained biotite and muscovite paragneisses, mica schists and phyllites with interlayers of crystalline limestones and metaquartzites. Also minor bodies of metabasites can be found. Stream selective erosion modelled interesting macro- and mesorelief features.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - crystalline complex and pre-Variscian Palaeozoic - Moravosilesian region - Moravicum
Stratigraphy: proterozoikum
Subject: geomorphology, petrology
Geological phenomenon: rock, dyke
Genesis: metamorphic (contact metamorphism), weathering , aquatic (water activity)
Rock: paragneiss, mica schist, phyllite, qurtzite, marble, dolomite, metabasite

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

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.145 Praha.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Jirková Pavlína, 04.01.10
Updated by: Gürtlerová Pavla 17.10.12, Buriánek David 13.11.12

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 3006 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-26]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/3006.

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