Čertův kámen
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Kraj Vysočina
District (town):
Havlíčkův Brod
Village:
Dolní Město
Cadastre:
Rejčkov
Map sheets:
23-12 Ledeč nad Sázavou, 23-122 Ledeč n.S.
Accessibility:
passable footpath
ID:
1119
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Isolated rock classified as a tor made of a granite, which is cut by joints. This rock is represented by a porphyritic biotite-muscovite granite of Melechov type. Petrologically interesting and geomorphologically very instructive locality. On horizontally oriented planes several large potholes were formed. This locality is classified as a Natural Momnument.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Moldanubicum > Magmatites in Moldanubicum
Stratigraphy:
Devonian - Permian
Subject:
geology, geomorphology, petrology
Geological phenomenon:
tor, selective erosion, weather pit, rock schelter
Genesis:
magmatic, weathering
Rock:
granite
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 959 (Čertův kámen)
Conflicts of interests:
tourism
References
- Vítek J. 1985: Čertův kámen pod Melechovem.-Příroda, s. 566. Mlčoch B. et al. 2001: Výzkum melechovského granitového masivu.- Zprávy o geologických výzkumech v roce 1999, ČGÚ Praha.
- Vávra, V., Štelcl, J. a Malý, K. (2008): Průvodce po geologických zajímavostech Kraje Vysočina, Muzeum Vysočiny Jihlava, 145 stran, ISBN 978-80-86382-12-8.
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Jaroslava Pertoldová, 23.03.2001
Updated by:
Breiter Karel, 26.02.2004, Gürtlerová Pavla, 12.10.2010, Kukal Zdeněk, 20.11.2017
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1119 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/1119.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
medium
Educational assesment:
middle
Significance:
supraregional
Representativeness:
major
Geological importance:
geoturistic value
Locality conditions:
no problems
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