General Characteristics

County (administration): Olomouc Region
District (town): Jeseník
Cadastre: Žulová
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 1422, 14221
Geological region: Silesicum and Žulová massif
Excursion locality: yes
ID : 812

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Natural outcrops of a granodiorite with well developed rock-basins. Interesting weathering phenomena. Also touristically attractive locality.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - crystalline complex and pre-Variscian Palaeozoic - Moravosilesian region - Silezicum
Stratigraphy: paleozoikum - devon
Subject: geomorphology
Geological phenomenon: pothole
Genesis: weathering , magmatic
Rock: granodiorite

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: Registered interesting geological localities
Protection of a geol. phenomenon: C - Geological phenomenon is the reason for a registration in the database of CGS
Conflicts of interests: tourism

References

Gába, Z. (1978): Skalní mísy na Žulovsku. - Vlastivědný ústav Šumperk. Jüttner, K. (1926): Die Schalensteine und Venusnappla des Friedberger Granitstockes. - Zeitschr. schles. Landes, Jahr. 1925/26. Troppau.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Aichler Jaroslav, 26.11.93
Updated by: Kukal Zdeněk 11.12.17

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 812 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-05-06]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/812.

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