General Characteristics

County (administration): South Moravia Region
District (town): Brno-venkov
Cadastre: Babice nad Svitavou
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 2441, 24413
Geological region: Letovice, Krhovice, Nectava and Svinov-Vranová crystalline complexes; Moravicum; crystalline complex of Miroslav horst; Brunovistulicum
Accessibility: - no traffic restriction ( by car)
Excursion locality: yes
ID : 2989

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Brno Massif, magmatites. Outcrops on a slope of river channel exposing hornblende-biotite granodiorite of Cambrian age. This rock is of the Blansko type. Nature Monument, protecting mixed forest vegetation on rocky slopes.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - crystalline complex and pre-Variscian Palaeozoic - Moravosilesian region - Brunovistulicum
Stratigraphy: kadomské stáří vyvřelin
Subject: petrology, botany, zoology
Geological phenomenon: outcrop
Genesis: magmatic
Rock: granodiorite

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 (geology is important aspect of Biological declared 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.313 Praha.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Jirková Pavlína, 12.12.09
Updated by: Gürtlerová Pavla 08.11.12, Buriánek David 09.11.12, Buriánek David 09.11.12, Buriánek David 09.11.12, Buriánek David 09.11.12

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 2989 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-29]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/2989.

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