Chýnovská jeskyně
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Jihočeský kraj
District (town):
Tábor
Village:
Dolní Hořice
Cadastre:
Dolní Hořice
Map sheets:
23-13 Tábor, 23-134 Černovice
Accessibility:
no traffic restriction ( by car)
ID:
508
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Chýnov caves. They were formed in a lense of crystalline limestones within amphibolites. Their surroundings are formed of two-mica paragneisses up to micaschists. Caves do not possess dripstone decoration, but sintre coatings and erosional structures are very attractive.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Moldanubicum > Metamorphic units in Moldanubicum
Stratigraphy:
Proterozoic
Subject:
petrology, geomorphology, history, quaternary geology, structural geology
Geological phenomenon:
karst, karst cave, rock chimney, outcrop
Genesis:
aquatic (water activity), metamorphic (general metamorphism)
Rock:
marble, dolomite, mica schist, paragneiss
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
National nature monument
Additional information:
See the Digital register of the Agency for Nature Conservation and Landscape Protection of the Czech Republic AOPK ČR, code 136 (Chýnovská jeskyně)
Conflicts of interests:
without conflicts
References
- Homola V./1942/: Chýnovská jeskyně na Pacově hoře.-Věst.Čes.spol.nauk.Praha
- Skřivánek F., Stárka V./1954/: Možnosti objevu nových podzemních prostor v SPR Chýnovská jeskyně.-Ochrana přír.9,198-201,Praha.
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Petr Štěpánek, 14.11.1994
Updated by:
Štěpánek Petr, 13.11.2008, Štěpánek Petr, 08.09.2010
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 508 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/508.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
great
Educational assesment:
major
Significance:
national
Representativeness:
major
Geological importance:
significant study profile, geo-regional value (mapping), geoturistic value
Excursion locality:
yes
Locality conditions:
no problems
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