General Characteristics

County (administration): South Moravia Region
District (town): Blansko
Cadastre: Olomučany
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 2441, 24411
Geological region: Drahany and Mírov Culm; Moravian and Mladeč karst
Accessibility: - entry permit for car necessary
ID : 3709

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Relic boulder of the Cenomanian conglomerate on the Rudice karst plateau. This conglomerate contains a sandy matrix with interesting amount of kyanite. The locality is registered in a database also as a member of the Protected Landscape Area Moravský kras - the Moravian Karst.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - superficial deposits and post-Variscian magmatites - Cretaceous - other Cretaceous occurences
Stratigraphy: mezozoikum - křída - svrchní křída - cenoman
Subject: geomorphology, geology, sedimentology
Geological phenomenon: bedding, characteristic rock
Genesis: sedimentary, weathering
Rock: sandstone, conglomerate

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: Interesting geological localities in Protected landscape area
Protection of a geol. phenomenon: C - Geological phenomenon is the reason for a registration in the database of CGS
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas): CHKO (Protected landscape area) - Moravský kras
Conflicts of interests: without conflicts

References

Otava, J. et al (in prep.): Vysvětlivky k základní geologické mapě 1:25000 list Jedovnice 24-411

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Otava Jiří, 18.09.13
Updated by: Kukal Zdeněk 18.12.17

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 3709 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-05-06]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/3709.

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