General Characteristics

County (administration): South Moravia Region
District (town): Brno-venkov
Cadastre: Maršov u Veverské Bitýšky
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 2432, 24323
Geological region: Letovice, Krhovice, Nectava and Svinov-Vranová crystalline complexes; Moravicum; crystalline complex of Miroslav horst; Brunovistulicum
Accessibility: - access without footpath
Excursion locality: yes
ID : 3456

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Moravosilesian Paleozoic summit outcrop on isolated elevation. Morphologically dominant point in this landscape. Early Devonian quartzite is exposed which belongs to the sequence of Basal Devonian Clastics. This quartzite rock represents typical example of selective erosion and numerous meso- and microrelief phenomena can be seen on the surface.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - crystalline complex and pre-Variscian Palaeozoic - Moravosilesian region - Moravosilesian Palaeozoicum
Stratigraphy: paleozoikum - devon
Subject: geomorphology, lithology
Geological phenomenon: selective erosion, rock, monadnok
Genesis: metamorphic (general metamorphism)
Rock: qurtzite

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

Kubalíková L 2011. Hodnocení geomorfologických lokalit v kontextu ochrany neživé přírody. Disertační práce, Masarykova univerzita Brno.; Novák Z et al. 1991. Geologická mapa 1:50 000, list 24 – 32 Brno. Český geologický ústav Praha.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Kubalíková Lucie, 02.03.12
Updated by: Kubalíková Lucie 20.03.12, Gürtlerová Pavla 04.05.12, Kukal Zdeněk 01.11.12, Kukal Zdeněk 20.11.12, Kukal Zdeněk 29.11.17

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 3456 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-26]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/3456.

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