General Characteristics

County (administration): South Bohemia Region
District (town): Prachatice
Cadastre: Horní Sněžná
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 3212, 32124
Geological region: Šumava Moldanubicum - districts ST, PT, CK, CB, PI
Accessibility: - special entry permit necessary (military area, quarry, private land)
ID : 3476

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Moldanubicum, Šumava Mts, Křišťanov granulite body. Rock formed of recrystallized felsitic granulite with intrusions of porphyric bornblende-biotite melanocratic syenite (durbachite). Tongue-like emplacement of durbachite magma can be observed. In granulite, younger metamorphic foliation S2 occurs.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - crystalline complex and pre-Variscian Palaeozoic - Moldanubicum - Metamorphic units in Moldanubicum, Bohemian Massif - crystalline complex and pre-Variscian Palaeozoic - Moldanubicum - Magmatites in Moldanubicum
Stratigraphy: neznámé stáří, variské (hercynské) stáří vyvřelin
Subject: petrology, structural geology
Geological phenomenon: horizontal section, deformation fabrics
Genesis: magmatic, metamorphic (general metamorphism), tectonic
Rock: granulite, durbachite

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: warfare

References

Soejono I. et al. (2012): Vysvětlivky k základní geologické mapě České republiky 1 : 25 list 32-124 Volary.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Soejono Igor, 08.03.12
Updated by: Kukal Zdeněk 11.10.12

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 3476 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-20]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/3476.

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