General Characteristics

County (administration): Vysočina Region
District (town): Pelhřimov
Cadastre: Žirovnice
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 2332, 23324
Geological region: Bohemian Moldanubicum
Accessibility: - no traffic restriction ( by car)
Excursion locality: yes
ID : 3909

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: The fishpond dam. The outcrop has been exposed during a dam reconstruction. It consists of stromatitic sillimanite-biotite migmatite with cordierite. It passes into a migmatitized biotite paragneiss. The contact with an intrusive muscovite-biotite granite. Rock foliation is ubiquitous. The shear joints affect the whole rock structure. This outcrop belongs to the metamorphic units in the Moldanubicum Zone. The locality is recommended for protection.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - crystalline complex and pre-Variscian Palaeozoic - Moldanubicum - Metamorphic units in Moldanubicum
Stratigraphy: paleozoikum
Subject: lithology
Geological phenomenon: characteristic rock
Genesis: metamorphic (general metamorphism)
Rock: migmatite, paragneiss, gneiss, granite

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: Registered geological localities suggested for protection
Protection of a geol. phenomenon: B - Geological phenomenon is the reason for a recommendation to the protection
Conflicts of interests: without conflicts

References

Pertoldová. a kol. (2015): Vysvětlivky k základní geologické mapě České republiky 1:25 000 23–324 Žirovnice. – MS Česká geologická služba, Praha.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Nahodilová Radmila, 26.02.16
Updated by: Kukal Zdeněk 27.09.17, Kukal Zdeněk 10.11.17

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 3909 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-27]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/3909.

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