Skalka u Svaté Kateřiny
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Pardubický kraj
District (town):
Svitavy
Village:
Lubná
Cadastre:
Lubná u Poličky
Map sheets:
14-33 Polička, 14-333 Svratka
Accessibility:
no traffic restriction ( by car)
ID:
2821
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Bohemian Massif,Polička Crystalline. The Skalka Hill with outcrops of deformed hornblende-biotite granodiorite of the Budislav Massif. This rock is accompanied by a vein of a lighht grey aplite up to granite. Along hill foot there are boulders possibly detached from main rock body by frost weathering.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Bohemicum > Polička crystalline complex
Stratigraphy:
Paleozoic
Subject:
geology, geomorphology, petrology
Geological phenomenon:
outcrop, rock
Genesis:
magmatic
Rock:
tonalite, aplite
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered interesting geological localities
Conflicts of interests:
vegetation
References
- Buriánek, D., Němečková, M., Hanžl., P., 2003. Petrology and geochemistry of plutonic rocks from the Polička and Zábřeh crystalline units (NE Bohemian Massif). Bulletin of the Czech Geological Survey. 78, 9?22. Hanžl, P., a kol. (v tisku): Vysvětlivky k základní geologické mapě České republiky 1 : 25 000 14-333 Svratka. Česká geologická služba. Praha
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Lukáš Vondrovic, 27.08.2007
Updated by:
Buriánek David, 27.11.2012
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 2821 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/2821.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
minor
Educational assesment:
minor
Significance:
regional
Representativeness:
minor
Geological importance:
geo-regional value (mapping), geoturistic value
Locality conditions:
acceptable
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