Svatá Kateřina - Rittsteigské fylity
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Plzeňský kraj
District (town):
Klatovy
Village:
Chudenín
Cadastre:
Svatá Kateřina u Chudenína
Map sheets:
21-42 Nýrsko, 21-423 Stará Lhota
Accessibility:
no traffic restriction ( by car)
ID:
3477
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Moldanubicum, Šumava Mts. Flat elevation covered by blocky scree. It consists of phyllites, called the "Rittsteig Phyllite", exotic rock in the Šumava Mts. These phyllites belong to the Moldanubicum, which proved a deep drilling nearby on a German territory, carried out in 2001. Phyllites represent a tectonic slice placed between typical rocks of the Šumava Mts.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Moldanubicum > Metamorphic units in Moldanubicum > Moldanubicum of Šumava and South Bohemia
Stratigraphy:
Proterozoic - Paleozoic
Subject:
petrology, lithology, stratigraphy, mineralogy
Geological phenomenon:
characteristic rock
Genesis:
metamorphic (general metamorphism)
Rock:
phyllite
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Interesting geological localities in Protected landscape area
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas):
Šumava
Conflicts of interests:
others human activity
References
- Babůrek, J.(ed.)(2012): Vysvětlivky k základní geologické mapě České republiky 1 : 25 000, 21-423 Stará Lhota, MS Česká geologická služba Praha.
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Jiří Babůrek, 08.03.2012
Updated by:
Kukal Zdeněk, 12.11.2012
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 3477 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/3477.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
extraordinary
Educational assesment:
major
Significance:
international
Representativeness:
minor
Geological importance:
geo-regional value (mapping)
Excursion locality:
yes
Locality conditions:
poor
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