Liptáňský bludný balvan
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Moravskoslezský kraj
District (town):
Bruntál
Village:
Liptaň
Cadastre:
Liptaň
Map sheets:
15-13 Vrbno pod Pradědem, 15-132 Město Albrechtice
Accessibility:
no traffic restriction ( by car)
ID:
2328
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Moravosilesian Quaternary, area of continental glaciation. The largest erratic boulder in the Osoblaha town region. It consists of coarse grained porphyric granite of a Dalsland type, coming from the South Sweden during Middle Pleistocene, about 800,000 years ago. Potassium feldspar phenocrysts are as large as 2-7 mm. Slight preferred orientation of aggregates of dark minerals. The locality is clasified as a Nature Monument.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Quaternary > Quaternary of deposition areas of Bohemian Massif > Quaternary of continental glaciation - Bohemian Massif
Stratigraphy:
Quaternary
Subject:
geomorphology, petrology
Geological phenomenon:
outcrop
Genesis:
glacigenic (glacier activity)
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 215 (Liptáňský bludný balvan)
Conflicts of interests:
others human activity
References
- Weissmannová H. a kol (2004): Ostravsko. In: Mackovčin P. a Sedláček M.(eds.): Chráněná území ČR, svazek X. Agentura ochrany přírody a krajiny ČR a EkoCentrum Brno, str. 100, Praha.
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Pavlína Jirková, 26.02.2010
Updated by:
Nývlt Daniel, 03.11.2011, Kukal Zdeněk, 29.10.2012, Kukal Zdeněk, 29.12.2017
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 2328 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/2328.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
medium
Educational assesment:
major
Significance:
regional
Representativeness:
major
Geological importance:
geoturistic value
Locality conditions:
no problems
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