Míchova skála
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Kraj Vysočina
District (town):
Jihlava
Village:
Řásná
Cadastre:
Řásná
Map sheets:
23-41 Třešť, 23-413 Hodice
Accessibility:
passable footpath
ID:
1290
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Rocky pillars and frost cliffs surrounded by felsenmeer, blocky scree and boulder flows. Huge sharp-edged blocks, cryoplanational terraces, mesorelief forms on rock walls, as honeycombs and abri. The rock is formed of fine- up to medium-grained muscovite-biotite porphyritic granite of Mrákotín type. Petrologically and geomorphologically very interesting locality.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Moldanubicum > Magmatites in Moldanubicum;
Bohemian Massif > Quaternary > Quaternary of erosional areas of Bohemian Massif
Stratigraphy:
Devonian - Permian, Quaternary
Subject:
geology, geomorphology, petrology
Geological phenomenon:
tor, rock pillar, honeycombs, block field
Genesis:
magmatic, frost 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 837 (Míchova skála)
Part of national geopark:
Vysočina
Conflicts of interests:
without conflicts, tourism
References
- Tauber O. (1987): Periglaciální jevy jihozápadní části Českomoravské vrchoviny. Vlastiv. Sbor. Vys., odd.přír., 7-91. Jihlava
- 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:
Pavel Hanžl, 25.01.2002, Jaroslava Pertoldová, 25.01.2002
Updated by:
Pertoldová Jaroslava, 23.05.2003, Gürtlerová Pavla, 23.10.2010
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1290 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/1290.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
minor
Educational assesment:
middle
Significance:
regional
Representativeness:
major
Geological importance:
geoturistic value
Excursion locality:
yes
Locality conditions:
no problems
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