Bílá strž
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Plzeňský kraj
District (town):
Klatovy
Village:
Železná Ruda, Hamry
Cadastre:
Hojsova Stráž, Hamry na Šumavě
Map sheets:
21-42 Nýrsko,21-44 Železná Ruda, 21-423 Stará Lhota,21-424 Čachrov,21-441 Železná Ruda,21-442 Železná Ruda
Accessibility:
entry permit for car necessary
ID:
421
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Waterfall on the Bílý potok brook. Formed due to a presence of a bank of fine-grained muscovitic quartzite. This quartzite is far more resistant to the weathering as the surrounding two-mica micaschist.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Moldanubicum > Metamorphic units in Moldanubicum > Moldanubicum of Šumava and South Bohemia;
Bohemian Massif > Quaternary > Quaternary of erosional areas of Bohemian Massif
Stratigraphy:
Ordovician
Subject:
geomorphology, hydrogeology, lithology
Geological phenomenon:
waterfall, fold, outcrop, deformation fabrics
Genesis:
aquatic (water activity), metamorphic (general metamorphism)
Rock:
qurtzite, mica schist
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
National nature reserve in Protected landscape area
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas):
Šumava
Additional information:
See the Digital register of the Agency for Nature Conservation and Landscape Protection of the Czech Republic AOPK ČR, code 554 (Bílá Strž)
Part of national geopark:
Královská Šumava
Conflicts of interests:
without conflicts
References
- Babůrek J.(1993): Polymetamorfní vývoj jednotky Královského hvozdu.-Zpráva k úkolu Hlubinná stavba Českého masivu, Archiv ČGÚ, Praha.
- 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, 01.10.1994
Updated by:
Gürtlerová Pavla, 12.11.2008, Gürtlerová Pavla, 21.02.2012
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 421 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/421.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
great
Educational assesment:
middle
Significance:
supraregional
Representativeness:
major
Geological importance:
geoturistic value
Excursion locality:
yes
Locality conditions:
no problems
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