Skalky u Lhotky
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Pardubický kraj
District (town):
Chrudim
Village:
Třemošnice
Cadastre:
Třemošnice nad Doubravou
Map sheets:
13-43 Golčův Jeníkov, 13-432
Accessibility:
no traffic restriction ( by car)
ID:
3669
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
This locality is called "Skalky u Lhotky - the Rocky Cliffs near Lhotka settlement". It occurs just along geological boundary between the Moldanubicum and ths Kutná Hora Crystalline. This marginal zone is mostly covered by overlying Cretaceous deposits. The Moldanubian rock section consists of migmatites with lenses of biotite paragneisses and erlans.
The locality belongs to the network of UNESCO Geoparks as "the Železné Hory National Geopark - The Iron Mountains National Geopark".
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Moldanubicum > Metamorphic units in Moldanubicum
Stratigraphy:
Proterozoic, Paleozoic
Subject:
geology, petrology
Geological phenomenon:
outcrop
Genesis:
metamorphic (general metamorphism)
Rock:
migmatite
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Interesting geological localities in Protected landscape area
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas):
Železné hory
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, 08.02.2013
Updated by:
Kukal Zdeněk, 12.09.2017, Kukal Zdeněk, 12.09.2017
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 3669 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/3669.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
medium
Educational assesment:
minor
Significance:
regional
Representativeness:
major
Geological importance:
geo-regional value (mapping)
Excursion locality:
yes
Locality conditions:
no problems
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