General Characteristics

County (administration): Vysočina Region
District (town): Jihlava
Cadastre: Hutě
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 2341, 23411
Geological region: Moldanubian Pluton - Central Massif; Melechov Massif
Accessibility: - access without footpath
ID : 960

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Rocky ridge formed of a porphyritic two-mica granite. Numerous macro- and mesorelief forms. Many types of frost mechanical weathering. Frost cliffs are typically developed. Geomorphologically very instructive locality. This locality is classified as a Nature Monument and belongs to the Moldanubian Zone.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - crystalline complex and pre-Variscian Palaeozoic - Moldanubicum - Magmatites in Moldanubicum, Bohemian Massif - superficial deposits and post-Variscian magmatites - Quaternary - Quaternary of denudation areas of Bohemian Massif
Stratigraphy: variské (hercynské) stáří vyvřelin, kenozoikum - kvartér
Subject: geomorphology, petrology, mining and mining impacts
Geological phenomenon: weather pit, castellated ridge, frost cliff, pseudocrast cave, honeycombs, karren
Genesis: magmatic, frost weathering
Rock: granite

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: Nature monument
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)
Conflicts of interests: without conflicts, tourism

References

Tauber O.(1987): Periglaciální jevy jihozápadní části Českomoravské vrchoviny. Vlastiv. Sbor. Vys., odd. přír.,7-91, Jihlava.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Hanžl Pavel, Pertoldová Jaroslava, 24.01.02
Updated by: Plíšek Antonín 27.01.03, Gürtlerová Pavla 13.10.10

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 960 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-18]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/960.

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