General Characteristics

County (administration): Vysočina Region
District (town): Žďár nad Sázavou
Cadastre: Nedvědice
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 2414, 24141
Geological region: Oheb, Svratka and Polička crystalline complex; Železné hory Mts. Proterozoic; Hlinsko Zone; Železné hory Mts. Pluton; Chrudim Palaeozoic
Accessibility: - no traffic restriction ( by car)
Technical object: guarry
Excursion locality: yes
ID : 967

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Small abandoned quarry with an outcrop of the crystalline limestone. This rock is a part of common lens-like limestone bodies embedded in gneisses. On their mutual contact erlane often originates with its typical mineral association. Petrologically significant locality.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - crystalline complex and pre-Variscian Palaeozoic - Kutná Hora and Svratka region - Svratka crystalline complex
Stratigraphy: paleozoikum až proterozoikum
Subject: mineralogy, petrology, economic geology
Geological phenomenon: characteristic rock
Genesis: metamorphic (general metamorphism)
Rock: marble, dolomite

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: private property

References

Sekanina J.(1946): Nerosty a horniny v území mezi Nedvědicí a Rožnou.-Sbor.klubu přírodov. V Brně, XXVI, str. 99-113. Brno.; Losos Zd.(2001): Mineralogicko-petrologická exkurze do oblasti Nedvědice-Rožná-Bory.- Exkurze České geologické společnosti č. 7, str.3-4,ČGÚ Praha

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Losos Zdeněk, 05.11.93
Updated by: Gürtlerová Pavla 17.10.12, Buriánek David 21.11.12, Hrdličková Kristýna 15.12.20

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 967 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-19]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/967.

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