General Characteristics

County (administration): Vysočina Region
District (town): Žďár nad Sázavou
Cadastre: Samotín
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 2411, 24111
Geological region: Oheb, Svratka and Polička crystalline complex; Železné hory Mts. Proterozoic; Hlinsko Zone; Železné hory Mts. Pluton; Chrudim Palaeozoic
Accessibility: - passable footpath
ID : 793

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Frost cliff developed in a two-mica leucocratic migmatite. Rock is banded and exhibits an augen texture. Occurrences of honeaycombs. Huge blocky scree in the surroundings. Geomorphologically interesting locality. It is classified as a Nature Monument in the Protected Nature Reserve.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - crystalline complex and pre-Variscian Palaeozoic - Kutná Hora and Svratka region - Svratka crystalline complex
Stratigraphy: proterozoikum
Subject: geomorphology
Geological phenomenon: tor
Genesis: frost weathering
Rock: gneiss, migmatite

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: without conflicts

References

Čech L.,Šumpich J., Zabloudil V. a kol. (2002): Jihlavsko In: Mackovčin P., Sedláček M.(eds): Chráněná území ČR, Svazek VII. Agentura ochrany přírody a krajiny ČR a EkoCentrum Brno,str 413, Praha.; Melichar, R. et al. (2004): Vysvětlivky k základní geologické mapě ČR 1: 25 000. List 24-111 Sněžné. MS - ČGS. Praha

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Melichar Rostislav, 29.11.93
Updated by: Gürtlerová Pavla 26.08.12, Rambousek Petr 24.10.12, Kukal Zdeněk 21.11.17

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 793 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-24]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/793.

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