Štěpánovice u Tišnova - Dranč
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Jihomoravský kraj
District (town):
Brno-venkov
Village:
Štěpánovice
Cadastre:
Štěpánovice u Tišnova
Map sheets:
24-14 Boskovice, 24-143 Lomnice
Accessibility:
no traffic restriction ( by car)
Technical object:
guarry
ID:
1196
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Abandoned quarry exposing hydrothermal veins of baryte in the Devonian limestone. Present duplex structure forms a part of a Svratka Crystalline (Moravicum). Tectonically instructive locality.- Dranč- Abandoned quarry exposing a tectonic slice of Devonian limestones within deformed granitoids. Instructive example of a thrust tectonics.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Moravosilesian region > Moravicum;
Bohemian Massif > Moravosilesian region > Brunovistulicum
Stratigraphy:
Proterozoic, Devonian
Subject:
structural geology, economic geology, petrology, mineralogy
Geological phenomenon:
slickenside, fault, vein, mineral
Genesis:
tectonic, hydrothermal mineralization
Rock:
limestone, granodiorite, phyllonite
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered geological localities suggested for protection
Conflicts of interests:
without conflicts
References
- Losos, Z. (2001): Mineralogicko - petrologická exkurze do oblasti Nedvědice - Rožná - Bory. - Exkurze ČG Společnosti č. 7, s. 1-2, ČGÚ. Praha.
- Schulmann, K. et al. (1991): Geological workshop Moravian windows. - Excursion Guide. Moravský Krumlov
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Antonín Plíšek, 29.08.2001
Updated by:
Otava Jiří, 04.11.2011, Otava Jiří, 10.11.2011
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1196 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/1196.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
great
Educational assesment:
major
Significance:
international
Representativeness:
major
Geological importance:
significant study profile, geo-regional value (mapping), geoturistic value
Excursion locality:
yes
Locality conditions:
no problems
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