General Characteristics

County (administration): Vysočina Region
District (town): Žďár nad Sázavou
Cadastre: Sněžné na Moravě
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 2411, 24111
Geological region: Oheb, Svratka and Polička crystalline complex; Železné hory Mts. Proterozoic; Hlinsko Zone; Železné hory Mts. Pluton; Chrudim Palaeozoic
Accessibility: - passable footpath
ID : 1042

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Frost cliff exposing a two-mica leucocratic banded migmatite with augen texture. Interesting deformational textures. Petrologically interesting. This locality belongs to the Svratka Crystalline zone. It is classified as a Nature Monument in the Protected Nature Area.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - crystalline complex and pre-Variscian Palaeozoic - Kutná Hora and Svratka region - Svratka crystalline complex, Bohemian Massif - superficial deposits and post-Variscian magmatites - Quaternary - Quaternary of denudation areas of Bohemian Massif
Stratigraphy: proterozoikum, kenozoikum - kvartér
Subject: geomorphology, petrology
Geological phenomenon: rock, frost cliff, slickenside
Genesis: frost weathering, metamorphic (caustic metamorphism)
Rock: migmatite, metagranite

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

Melichar R. et al. (2004): Vysvětlivky k základní geologické mapě Č 1: 25 000. List 24-111 Sněžné. MS. ČGS. Praha

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Melichar Rostislav, 29.11.93
Updated by: Rambousek Petr 23.10.12, Kukal Zdeněk 20.11.17

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1042 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-29]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/1042.

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