Drahotínský les
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Plzeňský kraj
District (town):
Domažlice
Village:
Drahotín, Poběžovice, Hvožďany
Cadastre:
Hvožďany u Poběžovic, Poběžovice u Domažlic, Drahotín
Map sheets:
21-23 Domažlice, 21-231 Poběžovice
Accessibility:
passable footpath
Technical object:
quarry
ID:
433
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Abandoned quarry exposing a serpentinite body situated on the tectonic structure of the Bohemian Quartz Dyke. This structure deliminates two important Moldanubian units. Geotectonically and petrologically important.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Moldanubicum > Metamorphic units in Moldanubicum
Stratigraphy:
Proterozoic
Subject:
petrology, geology, structural geology
Geological phenomenon:
rock, sinkhole, swallow hole, fault, rock bag
Genesis:
metamorphic (general metamorphism), tectonic
Rock:
serpentine
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Nature reserve
Additional information:
See the Digital register of the Agency for Nature Conservation and Landscape Protection of the Czech Republic AOPK ČR, code 1048 (Drahotínský les)
Conflicts of interests:
waste disposal
References
- Vejnar Z. (1978): Vysvětlivky k základní geologické mapě ČSSR 1: 25 000 21-231 Poběžovice.-46 p.,Knihovna ÚÚG, Praha.
- Zahradnický J., Mackovčin P. a kol.(2005): Plzeňsko a Karlovarsko. In: Mackovčin P. a Sedláček M.(eds.): Chráněná území ČR, svazek XI. Agentura ochrany přírody a krajiny ČR a EkoCentrum Brno, str. 97, Praha
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Jiří Babůrek, 23.09.1993
Updated by:
Gürtlerová Pavla, 04.10.2010
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 433 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/433.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
great
Educational assesment:
major
Significance:
supraregional
Representativeness:
major
Geological importance:
significant study profile, geoturistic value
Locality conditions:
acceptable
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