Na opukách
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Jihočeský kraj
District (town):
Strakonice
Village:
Nišovice, Volyně
Cadastre:
Zechovice, Nišovice, Volyně
Map sheets:
22-34 Vimperk, 22-342 Volyně
Accessibility:
no traffic restriction ( by car)
Technical object:
quarry
ID:
2114
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Mldanubicum, metamorphic units, Šumava Mts. Summits and slopes of two elevations, also abandoned shelf quarry. Outcrops belong to the Moldanubian Variable Group and consist of migmatized cordierite-biotite paragneiss with massive interlayer of crystalline limestone body. Greater part of limestone horizon was exploited in a shelf quarry in the past. Nature monument protecting disseminated non-forest vegetation.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Moldanubicum > Metamorphic units in Moldanubicum
Stratigraphy:
Proterozoic
Subject:
geology, economic geology
Geological phenomenon:
outcrop
Genesis:
metamorphic (general metamorphism)
Rock:
paragneiss, marble, dolomite
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 1826 (Na opukách)
Conflicts of interests:
exploitation, agriculture
References
- Albrecht J. a kol. (2003): Českobudějovicko. In: Mackovčin P. a Sedláček M.(eds.): Chráněná území ČR, svazek VIII. Agentura ochrany přírody a krajiny ČR a EkoCentrum Brno, str.396 Praha.
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Pavlína Jirková, 20.11.2009
Updated by:
Seifert Antonín, 14.09.2010, Kukal Zdeněk, 17.11.2012
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 2114 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/2114.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
minor
Educational assesment:
minor
Significance:
regional
Representativeness:
minor
Geological importance:
geo-regional value (mapping)
Locality conditions:
poor
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