General Characteristics

County (administration): South Moravia Region
District (town): Znojmo
Cadastre: Vranov nad Dyjí
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 3322, 33223
Geological region: Letovice, Krhovice, Nectava and Svinov-Vranová crystalline complexes; Moravicum; crystalline complex of Miroslav horst; Brunovistulicum
Accessibility: - no traffic restriction ( by car)
Excursion locality: yes
ID : 768

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Natural outcrop on the river bank. Bíteš Gneiss in a Thaya Dome is exposed. Rocks consist of leucocratic two-mica orthogneiss with interlayers of a biotitic amphibolite and paragneiss. Petrologically significant locality.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - crystalline complex and pre-Variscian Palaeozoic - Moravosilesian region - Moravicum
Stratigraphy: proterozoikum
Subject: structural geology, petrology
Geological phenomenon: fold, deformation fabrics
Genesis: metamorphic (general metamorphism)
Rock: orthogneiss, amphibolite

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: Registred geological localities suggested to protection in National park
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): NP (National park) - Podyjí
Conflicts of interests: vegetation

References

Janček, V. et al. (1984): Vysvětlivky k základní geologické mapě ČSSR 1:25 000, 33-223 Vranov. - ÚÚG Praha. Schulmann, K. et al. (1991): Geological workshop Moravian windows. Excursion Guide. Moravský Krumlov.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Hanžl Pavel, 23.11.93
Updated by: Gürtlerová Pavla 09.11.12, Buriánek David 27.11.12

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 768 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-05-04]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/768.

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