General Characteristics

County (administration): Vysočina Region
District (town): Žďár nad Sázavou
Cadastre: Vlachovice
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 2411, 24113
Geological region: Strážek and Moravian Moldanubicum; Třebíč and Jihlava massifs
Accessibility: - passable footpath
ID : 2884

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Moldanubicum, metamorphic units. Outcrops on three monadnocks showing whitish anbd greyish fine grained migmatites with feldspar porphyroblasts as large as 5 mm. These rocks contain small lenses of stromatictic migmatites and locally also pegmatite veins. Fine wavy foliation is typical for these migmaitites. Blocky scree along foot of monadnocks.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - crystalline complex and pre-Variscian Palaeozoic - Moldanubicum - Metamorphic units in Moldanubicum
Stratigraphy: proterozoikum
Subject: geology, geomorphology
Geological phenomenon: frost cliff
Genesis: metamorphic (general metamorphism), frost weathering
Rock: migmatite

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: Interesting geological localities in Protected landscape area
Protection of a geol. phenomenon: C - Geological phenomenon is the reason for a registration in the database of CGS
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas): CHKO (Protected landscape area) - Žďárské vrchy
Conflicts of interests: without conflicts

References

Hanžl, P., red. (2008): Základní geologická mapa České republiky 1 : 25 000 s Vysvětlivkami 24-113 Nové Město na Moravě. - Česká geologická služba. Praha.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Hrdličková Kristýna, 14.10.08
Updated by: Hrdličková Kristýna 22.01.09, Hrdličková Kristýna 27.01.09, Kukal Zdeněk 06.11.12, Kukal Zdeněk 10.11.12

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 2884 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-05-02]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/2884.

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