General Characteristics

County (administration): Vysočina Region
District (town): Žďár nad Sázavou
Cadastre: Nový Jimramov
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 2411, 24112
Geological region: Oheb, Svratka and Polička crystalline complex; Železné hory Mts. Proterozoic; Hlinsko Zone; Železné hory Mts. Pluton; Chrudim Palaeozoic
Accessibility: - passable footpath
ID : 787

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Frost cliff formed of coarse-grained orthogneiss of a Svratka crystalline rocks. Small caves bound to fissures. Rocky talus.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - crystalline complex and pre-Variscian Palaeozoic - Kutná Hora and Svratka region - Svratka crystalline complex
Stratigraphy: proterozoikum
Subject: petrology, geomorphology, geology
Geological phenomenon: rock bag, rock pillar, pseudocrast cave
Genesis: metamorphic (general metamorphism), frost weathering
Rock: metagranite

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: Nature monument in Protected landscape area
Additional information: See the Digital register of the Agency for Nature Conservation and Landscape Protection of the Czech Republic AOPK ČR
Protection of a geol. phenomenon: A - Protected Area (declared as Geological Locality)
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas): CHKO (Protected landscape area) - Žďárské vrchy
Conflicts of interests: vegetation

References

Buriánek, D. - Hanžl, P. - Melichar, R. - Zavřelová, A. (2006): Vznik a vývoj metagranitů svrateckého krystalinika. Geologické výzkumy na Moravě a ve Slezsku v r.2005. 13. 11. s.84-88. ISSN 1212-6209. Buriánek, D., a kol. (v tisku): Vysvětlivky k základní geologické mapě České republiky 1 : 25 000 24-112 Jedlová. Česká geologická služba. Praha.; Vávra, V., Štelcl, J. a Malý, K. (2008): Průvodce po geologických zajímavostech Kraje Vysočina, Muzeum Vysočiny Jihlava, 145 stran, ISBN 978-80-86382-12-8.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Hanžl Pavel, 23.11.93
Updated by: Verner Kryštof 27.08.07, Rambousek Petr 25.09.12, Buriánek David 03.01.13

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 787 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-25]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/787.

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