General Characteristics

County (administration): South Bohemia Region
District (town): Český Krumlov
Cadastre: Uhlíkov u Českého Krumlova
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 3223, 32231
Geological region: Šumava Moldanubicum - districts ST, PT, CK, CB, PI
Accessibility: - passable footpath
Excursion locality: yes
ID : 3721

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: This locality is remarkable because of existence of typical frost cliffs beneath the summit of the "Knížecí stolec - The Duke´s Throne Hill". The cliffs are made of amphibole-biotite melagranite up to melasyenite (durbachite). The rocks are disintegrated into blocks which accumulate along a foot of the elevation and form a block field. This feature was formed during glacial stages of the Pleistocene in time of intensive frost weathering. This locality belongs to the Šumava Mts. of the Moldanubicum Zone.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - crystalline complex and pre-Variscian Palaeozoic - Moldanubicum - Metamorphic units in Moldanubicum
Stratigraphy: variské (hercynské) stáří vyvřelin
Subject: geology, petrology
Geological phenomenon: characteristic rock, frost cliff
Genesis: magmatic
Rock: durbachite

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: Interesting geological localities in Protected landscape area
Protection of a geol. phenomenon: B - Geological phenomenon is the reason for a recommendation to the protection
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas): CHKO (Protected landscape area) - Šumava
Conflicts of interests: warfare

References

Pertoldová J., Nahodilová R. eds (2013): Vysvětlivky k základní geologické mapě 1:25 000 list 32-231 Horní Planá. - MS, ČGS Praha

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Pertoldová Jaroslava, 08.10.13
Updated by: Kukal Zdeněk 29.09.17, Kukal Zdeněk 07.11.17

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 3721 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-05-05]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/3721.

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