Vysoký Kámen U Kunžaku
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Jihočeský kraj
District (town):
Jindřichův Hradec
Village:
Kunžak
Cadastre:
Kaproun
Map sheets:
23-34 Jindřichův Hradec, 23-344 Č.Rudolec
Accessibility:
access without footpath
ID:
1254
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Boulders and blocks formed of a granite of Landštejn type. Different forms of weathering and granite erosion were described. Such weathering took place during very intensive tropical and humid climate. Rounded boulders and wethering features evidence this idea. Petrologically and geomorphologically interesting locality.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Moldanubicum > Magmatites in Moldanubicum
Stratigraphy:
Devonian - Permian
Subject:
geomorphology, geology, petrology
Geological phenomenon:
karren, erosion, characteristic rock
Genesis:
magmatic
Rock:
granite
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered interesting geological localities
Conflicts of interests:
without conflicts
References
- Chábera S. (l982): Geologické zajímavosti jižních Čech.- Jihočeská vlastivěda, přírodní vědy, str. 34, Jihočeské nakladatelství České Budějovice.
- Scharbert S., Breiter K. (1999): Geochronologie a geologie granitu Zvůle.- Zprávy o geologických vázkumech v roce 1999, str 160-161, ČGÚ Praha.
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Jaroslava Pertoldová, 19.11.2001, Antonín Plíšek, 19.11.2001
Updated by:
Pertoldová Jaroslava, 23.05.2003, Kukal Zdeněk, 21.11.2017, Vajskebrová Markéta, 21.02.2025
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1254 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/1254.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
medium
Educational assesment:
middle
Significance:
supraregional
Representativeness:
major
Geological importance:
geo-regional value (mapping), geoturistic value
Locality conditions:
no problems
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