Vrškámen
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Středočeský kraj
District (town):
Příbram
Village:
Petrovice
Cadastre:
Vilasova Lhota
Map sheets:
22-22 Sedlčany, 22-223 Nechvelice
Accessibility:
passable footpath
ID:
1188
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Giant block consisting of granite up to syenodiorite of Čertovo bemeno type. Example of a granite disintegration. Geomorphologically significant locality.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Moldanubicum > Magmatites in Moldanubicum
Stratigraphy:
Devonian - Permian
Subject:
geomorphology, petrology
Geological phenomenon:
tafoni
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 638 (Vrškámen)
Conflicts of interests:
vegetation
References
- Chábera S.(1955): Žulové viklany v okolí Petrovic a Krásné Hory.- Lidé a země 4,352,Praha.
- Chábera S.(1982): Geologické zajímavosti jižních Čech.- Jihočeská vlastivěda, Jihočeské nakladatelství České Budějovice.
- Kettner R. (1957): Všeobecná geologie II., str. 246, Nakl.ČSAV Praha.
- Knížetová et al., 1987.
- Ložek V., Kubíková J., Špryňar P. a kol. (2005): Střední Čechy. In: Mackovčin P. a Sedláček M.(eds.): Chráněná území ČR, svazek XIII. Agentura ochrany přírody a krajiny ČR a EkoCentrum Brno, str. 517, Praha
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Antonín Plíšek, 24.07.2001
Updated by:
Plíšek Antonín, 27.04.2005, Gürtlerová Pavla, 11.10.2010
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1188 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/1188.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
medium
Educational assesment:
middle
Significance:
supraregional
Representativeness:
middle
Geological importance:
geoturistic value
Excursion locality:
yes
Locality conditions:
no problems
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