Švihůvek
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Pardubický kraj
District (town):
Chrudim
Village:
Miřetice
Cadastre:
Švihov
Map sheets:
13-44 Hlinsko, 13-442 Prosetín
Accessibility:
no traffic restriction ( by car)
Technical object:
guarry
ID:
3618
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
This locality is represented by a group of abandoned pit quarries. They belong to the Železné hory plutonic Ccomplex (Now this part is called the Nasavrky Pluton). The most abundant rock can be called grey-reddish coarse grained amphibole- biotite granite, which contains numerous enclaves of mafic magmatic rocks. Nearby rock affected by contact metamorphism are present.Some of them can be called cordieritic cherts. They were exploited and used for construction of kerbstones. Later the pits have been flooded and now sme of them are used for recreation. The locality belongs to the National Gweopark "Železné hory - the Iron Mts."
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Bohemicum > Magmatites in Bohemicum > Nasavrky Composite Massif
Stratigraphy:
Carboniferous, Permian
Subject:
geology
Geological phenomenon:
cliff
Genesis:
magmatic, metamorphic (general metamorphism)
Rock:
granite
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered interesting geological localities
Part of national geopark:
Železné hory
Conflicts of interests:
without conflicts
References
- DOUCEK, Jan (2012): Národní Geopark Železné hory - mapování. Závěrečná zpráva, MS Vodní zdroje Chrudim, spol. s r. o
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Anna Králová, 05.11.2012
Updated by:
Kukal Zdeněk, 12.09.2012, Rambousek Petr, 14.10.2013
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 3618 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/3618.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
minor
Educational assesment:
middle
Significance:
regional
Representativeness:
major
Geological importance:
geoturistic value
Excursion locality:
yes
Locality conditions:
no problems
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