General Characteristics

County (administration): Olomouc Region
District (town): Jeseník
Cadastre: Dolní Skorošice
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 1422, 14221
Geological region: Silesicum and Žulová massif
Accessibility: - no traffic restriction ( by car)
Excursion locality: yes
ID : 815

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Isolated rock of a rock boss type. The rock consists of a biotite granite with relics of its mantle formed of migmatitized biotite gneiss. Geomorphologically and petrologically interesting locality showing glacially modelled granite rock. This locality is recommended for protection.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - crystalline complex and pre-Variscian Palaeozoic - Moravosilesian region - Silezicum
Stratigraphy: paleozoikum - devon
Subject: geomorphology
Geological phenomenon: outcrop
Genesis: glacigenic (glacier activity)
Rock: granite, gneiss

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

Skácel, J., Vosyka, S. (1959): Přehled geologie Rychlebských hor. - In: Rychlebské hory, Sborník prací o přírodních poměrech,Slezský studijní ústav Opava, vol. 30, str. 9-45. Krajské nakladatelství v Ostravě.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Skácel Jaroslav, 30.11.93
Updated by: Pecina Vratislav 03.06.11, Kukal Zdeněk 11.12.17

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 815 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-26]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/815.

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