General Characteristics

County (administration): Vysočina Region
District (town): Žďár nad Sázavou
Cadastre: Borovnice u Jimramova
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 2411, 24112
Geological region: Oheb, Svratka and Polička crystalline complex; Železné hory Mts. Proterozoic; Hlinsko Zone; Železné hory Mts. Pluton; Chrudim Palaeozoic
Accessibility: - passable footpath
ID : 788

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Natural outcrop, exposing a leucocratic two-mica migmatite, banded, intensively foliated. It belongs to the Svratka unit. Geomorphology interesting, periglacial features are also remarkable. Frost weathering modelled frost cliffs as well as plates of exfoliation. This locality is registered as a Nature Monument in the Protected Landscape Area.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - crystalline complex and pre-Variscian Palaeozoic - Kutná Hora and Svratka region - Svratka crystalline complex
Stratigraphy: proterozoikum
Subject: geomorphology
Geological phenomenon: rock, outcrop, castellated ridge, block field
Genesis: metamorphic (general metamorphism)
Rock: migmatite

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) - Žďárské vrchy
Conflicts of interests: without conflicts

References

Buriánek, D., a kol. (2008): Vysvětlivky k základní geologické mapě České republiky 1 : 25 000 24-112 Jedlová. Česká geologická služba. Praha.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Melichar Rostislav, 29.11.93
Updated by: Rambousek Petr 24.10.12, Kukal Zdeněk 24.11.18

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 788 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-20]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/788.

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