General Characteristics

County (administration): Olomouc Region
District (town): Šumperk
Cadastre: Branná u Šumperka
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 1424, 14241
Geological region: Silesicum and Žulová massif
Accessibility: - access without footpath
ID : 833

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Rocky cliffs and isolated outcprops of calcitic paraamfibolite of the Keprník Dome. This rock is banded and contains 30 - 40 per cent of calcite. Interesting Pleistocene frost weathering phenomena.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - crystalline complex and pre-Variscian Palaeozoic - Moravosilesian region - Silezicum
Stratigraphy: paleozoikum - devon
Subject: geomorphology, petrology, structural geology, geology
Geological phenomenon: frost cliff, natural window, karren, mushroom rock, rock pillar
Genesis: weathering , frost weathering
Rock: amphibolite

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) - Jeseníky
Conflicts of interests: tourism, sports

References

Gába, Z. (1974): Pasák u Branné. - Severní Morava, 27, 62. Šumperk. Gába, Z. (1982): Pasák. Geologický posudek k vyhlášení CHPV . - MS Rezervační kniha CHKO Jeseníky, Malá Morávka. Maděra, E. (1972): Málo známé krasové jevy na šumperském okrese. - Severní Morava, 23, 62-64. Šumperk. Vítek, J. (1988): Chráněný Pasák. - Nová Svoboda z 8. srpna 1988.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Aichler Jaroslav, 20.11.93
Updated by: Pecina Vratislav 02.06.11, Vajskebrová Markéta 17.04.19

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 833 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-25]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/833.

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