General Characteristics

County (administration): Olomouc Region
District (town): Prostějov
Cadastre: Otročkov
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 2421, 24212
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 : 780

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Frost cliffs consisting od banded chloritised phyllonites. Such a rock is characteristic for a Kladsko Crystalline. Rocks are cut by numerous quartz veins and lenses. Small-scale folding and crenulation. Petrologically interesting locality.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - crystalline complex and pre-Variscian Palaeozoic - Moravosilesian region - Brunovistulicum
Stratigraphy: proterozoikum
Subject: petrology
Geological phenomenon: frost cliff
Genesis: metamorphic (general metamorphism)
Rock: phyllonite

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

Hanžl P. (1995): Výsledky mapování kladeckého krystalinika pro mapu 1: 50 000 Jevíčko. — Geol. Výzk. Mor. Slez. v Roce 1994, 85-86. Brno.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Hanžl Pavel, 14.11.94
Updated by: Buriánek David 27.11.12, Buriánek David 19.11.14, Kukal Zdeněk 28.11.17

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 780 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-18]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/780.

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