General Characteristics

County (administration): South Moravia Region
District (town): Blansko
Cadastre: Synalov
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 2414, 24143
Geological region: Letovice, Krhovice, Nectava and Svinov-Vranová crystalline complexes; Moravicum; crystalline complex of Miroslav horst; Brunovistulicum
Accessibility: - no traffic restriction ( by car)
ID : 2994

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Moravicum, Proterozoic, Quaternary. The Sýkoř Hill with its congelifluvial scree talus cones on its slopes. Bedrock consists of a Bíteš orthogneiss. The whole relief is a result of Pleistocene periglacial cryogenic processes. Typical pasture fallow land. This locality is protected as a Natural MOnument.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - crystalline complex and pre-Variscian Palaeozoic - Moravosilesian region - Moravicum
Stratigraphy: proterozoikum
Subject: geomorphology, quaternary geology
Geological phenomenon: scree field
Genesis: frost weathering, metamorphic (general metamorphism)
Rock: orthogneiss

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 and Biological Locality)
Conflicts of interests: without conflicts

References

Mackovčin P., Jatiová M., Demek J., Slavík P. a kol. (2007): Brněnsko. In: Mackovčin P.(ed): Chráněná území ČR, Svazek IX. Agentura ochrany přírody a krajiny ČR a EkoCentrum Brno,str.176 Praha.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Jirková Pavlína, 16.12.09
Updated by: Gürtlerová Pavla 18.10.12

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 2994 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-26]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/2994.

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