Sfinga
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Královéhradecký kraj
District (town):
Rychnov nad Kněžnou
Village:
Liberk
Cadastre:
Velký Uhřínov
Map sheets:
14-12 Deštné v Orlických horách, 14-123 Deštné v Orlických horách
Accessibility:
passable footpath
ID:
1050
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Rocks on a ridge consist of erosionally isolated garnet-bearing micaschists with quartz lenses. Intensive frost weathering, geomorphologically interesting localiy.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Lugicum > Orlice-Sněžník crystalline complex
Stratigraphy:
Paleozoic
Subject:
geomorphology, petrology
Geological phenomenon:
outcrop, rock, frost cliff
Genesis:
weathering , frost weathering
Rock:
mica schist, orthogneiss
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Nature monument in Protected landscape area
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas):
Orlické hory
Additional information:
See the Digital register of the Agency for Nature Conservation and Landscape Protection of the Czech Republic AOPK ČR, code 1511 (Sfinga)
Conflicts of interests:
without conflicts
References
- Opletal et al. (198O): Geologie Orlických hor. Ústř. úst. geol. Praha
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Mojmír Opletal, 25.11.1994
Updated by:
Opletal Mojmír, 26.02.2006, Opletal Mojmír, 26.02.2006, Pecina Vratislav, 01.06.2011
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1050 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/1050.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
medium
Educational assesment:
middle
Significance:
regional
Representativeness:
middle
Geological importance:
geo-regional value (mapping), geoturistic value
Locality conditions:
no problems
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