Na Skaličce
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Kraj Vysočina
District (town):
Třebíč
Village:
Číchov
Cadastre:
Třebíčský Číchov
Map sheets:
23-42 Třebíč, 23-421 Brtnice
Accessibility:
no traffic restriction ( by car)
Technical object:
guarry
ID:
1088
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Abandoned quarry exposing dolomitized crystalline limestones with metasomatic infiltrational zonal skarn. This skarn consists first of forsterite-calcite zone, followed by white diopside zone and massive serpentinite zone. Petrologically very interesting. Also botanical locality.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Moldanubicum > Metamorphic units in Moldanubicum
Stratigraphy:
Proterozoic
Subject:
petrology, botany, mineralogy
Geological phenomenon:
characteristic rock
Genesis:
metamorphic (general metamorphism)
Rock:
marble, dolomite, skarn
Territorial protection
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, code 1414 (Na skaličce)
Conflicts of interests:
without conflicts
References
- Sekanina J.(1963): Hořečnatý skarn v dolomitu u Číchova na západní Moravě. Čas.Mineral.Geol.
- 8,178-185. Houzar S.(1988): Metasomatické reakční žíly v dolomitických mramorech moravského moldanubika. Přírod.sbor.Západomorav.muz.16, 1, 1-10.Třebíč
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Stanislav Houzar, 10.11.1993
Updated by:
Gürtlerová Pavla, 22.08.2012, Hrdličková Kristýna, 02.11.2014
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1088 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/1088.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
medium
Educational assesment:
major
Significance:
supraregional
Representativeness:
middle
Geological importance:
geo-regional value (mapping)
Locality conditions:
poor
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