General Characteristics

County (administration): South Moravia Region
District (town): Brno-venkov
Cadastre: Padochov
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 2434, 24341
Geological region: Letovice, Krhovice, Nectava and Svinov-Vranová crystalline complexes; Moravicum; crystalline complex of Miroslav horst; Brunovistulicum
Accessibility: - entry permit for car necessary
Technical object: guarry
ID : 3334

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Svratka Dome. Partly active quarry with crystalline limestones. These rocks were used either as building stones or for lime production. Two main types of rocks are present: Pure whitish limestones and dolomitic limestones with tremolite. Crystalline limestones are overlain by muscovite-biotite mica schists and phyllites.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - crystalline complex and pre-Variscian Palaeozoic - Moravosilesian region - Moravicum
Stratigraphy: proterozoikum
Subject: geology, petrology
Geological phenomenon: rock
Genesis: metamorphic (general metamorphism)
Rock: marble, dolomite, mica schist

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: without conflicts

References

Buriánek D., Bubík M., Franců J., Fürychová P., Havlín A., Gilíková H., Janderková J., Konečný F., Krejčí Z., Krumlová H., Kryštofová E., Kunceová E., Müller P., Paleček M., Pecina V., Poul I., Sedlaček J., Skácelová Z., Šrámek J., Tomanová Petrová P., Verner K., Večeřa J., Vít J. (2011): Vysvětlivky k základní geologické mapě České republiky 1 : 25 000 list 24-341 Oslavany. Závěrečná zpráva, 257 s. MS Česká geologická služba.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Buriánek David, 26.10.11

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 3334 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-26]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/3334.

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