
Vírská skalka
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Kraj Vysočina
District (town):
Žďár nad Sázavou
Village:
Vír
Cadastre:
Vír
Map sheets:
24-11 Nové Mesto na Morave, 24-114 Dalčín
Accessibility:
no traffic restriction ( by car)
ID:
1593
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Svratka Crystalline. Deeply cut Svratka RIver valley, also rocky ouctrops overlooking a Vír Dam. Instructive outpcrops, mainly with two-mica leucocratic migmatites, underlain by two-mica mica schists, lepidoblastic, with garnet, medium- up to coarse grained. Nature reserve with precious natural forest stand.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Bohemian Massif - crystalline complex and pre-Variscian Palaeozoic > Kutná Hora and Svratka region > Svratka crystalline complex
Stratigraphy:
Proterozoic
Subject:
geomorphology, petrology
Geological phenomenon:
rock salient, characteristic rock
Genesis:
metamorphic (general metamorphism)
Rock:
migmatite, orthogneiss
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 1861 (Vírská skalka)
Conflicts of interests:
tourism
References
- Čech L.,Šumpich J., Zabloudil V. a kol. (2002): Jihlavsko In: Mackovčin P., Sedláček M.(eds): Chráněná území ČR, Svazek VII. Agentura ochrany přírody a krajiny ČR a EkoCentrum Brno,str.370 Praha.
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Pavlína Jirková, 03.12.2009
Updated by:
Gürtlerová Pavla, 16.10.2012, Buriánek David, 05.11.2012
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1593 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/1593.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
medium
Educational assesment:
middle
Significance:
regional
Representativeness:
major
Geological importance:
geo-regional value (mapping)
Excursion locality:
yes
Locality conditions:
no problems
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