Kamenec (1072 m n.m.)
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Jihočeský kraj
District (town):
Český Krumlov
Village:
Pohorská Ves
Cadastre:
Pohoří na Šumavě
Map sheets:
33-31 Pohoří na Šumavě, 33-313 Kamenec
Accessibility:
entry permit for car necessary
ID:
3257
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Moldanubicum, Central Pluton magmatites. Nature park Nové Hrady Mts. Summit ridge of the Kamenec Mt. It consists of medium grained biotite granite of the Weinsberg type with porphyric texture. Rock forming minerals: Quartz, plagioclase, potassium feldspar, biotite. Interesting mesorelief forms, common exfoliation phenomena. Traces of cryogenic processes, stone fields, frost cliffs.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Moldanubicum > Magmatites in Moldanubicum
Stratigraphy:
Devonian - Permian
Subject:
geology, geomorphology, petrology
Geological phenomenon:
block field, tor, frost cliff, castellated ridge
Genesis:
magmatic, frost weathering, gravitational
Rock:
granite
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered geological localities suggested for protection
Conflicts of interests:
tourism
References
- DEMEK, J. (1964): Formy zvětrávání a odnosu granodioritu v Novohradských horách. Spisy Geografického ústavu Československé akademie věd (9), Brno, s. 6 – 15.
- RYPL, J. (2004): Projevy mrazového zvětrávání ve vybraných lokalitách Novohradských hor a Novohradského podhůří. In: Kubeš, J. (ed.): Krajina Novohradských hor – fyzicko-geografické složky krajiny, Jihočeská univerzita, České Budějovice, s. 66 – 71
- RYPL, J. (2010): Distribution and protection of cryogenic relief mesoforms in the Novohradské hory Mountains, South Bohemia, Acta Geographica Silesiana 7, p. 61 – 67
- VÍTEK, J. (1995): Tvary a zvětrávání a odnosu granodioritu ve vrcholových partiích Novohradských hor. Uhlí-Rudy-Geologický průzkum, 2(3), s. 94 -95
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Jiří Rypl, 02.08.2010
Updated by:
Gürtlerová Pavla, 13.09.2010, Kukal Zdeněk, 15.10.2012
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 3257 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/3257.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
medium
Educational assesment:
middle
Significance:
supraregional
Representativeness:
major
Geological importance:
geo-historical value, geo-regional value (mapping), geoturistic value
Locality conditions:
no problems
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