Křemešník
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Kraj Vysočina
District (town):
Pelhřimov
Village:
Nový Rychnov
Cadastre:
Sázava pod Křemešníkem
Map sheets:
23-14 Pelhřimov, 23-144 Pelhřimov
Accessibility:
passable footpath
ID:
1289
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Rocky ridge formed of folded cordieritic paragneiss, migmatitized to different sage, up to nebulitic migmatite. Disting cryogenic features, evidences of frost weathering. Frost cliffs and taluses.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Moldanubicum > Metamorphic units in Moldanubicum
Stratigraphy:
Proterozoic
Subject:
geology, geomorphology, petrology, economic geology
Geological phenomenon:
outcrop, frost cliff, castellated ridge, natural window, spring, river source
Genesis:
anthropogenic (anthropogenic activity), metamorphic (general metamorphism), frost weathering
Rock:
gneiss, granite, migmatite, paragneiss
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Nature reserve
Additional information:
See the Digital register of the Agency for Nature Conservation and Landscape Protection of the Czech Republic AOPK ČR, code 961 (Křemešník)
Conflicts of interests:
without conflicts, tourism
References
- Tauber O. 1987: Periglaciální tvary jihozápadní části Českomoravské vrchoviny.- Vlastivědný sborník vysočiny, odd.věd přírodních, VIII, 1987
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Jaroslava Pertoldová, 25.01.2001
Updated by:
Štěpánek Petr, 08.09.2010, Vajskebrová Markéta, 01.09.2023
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1289 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/1289.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
minor
Educational assesment:
middle
Significance:
regional
Representativeness:
middle
Geological importance:
geo-historical value, geo-regional value (mapping), geoturistic value
Locality conditions:
no problems
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