Choustník
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Jihočeský kraj
District (town):
Tábor
Village:
Choustník
Cadastre:
Choustník
Map sheets:
23-31 Soběslav, 23-312 Choustnik
Accessibility:
passable footpath
ID:
511
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Forested summit of a hill with castellated rocks. Intensive mechanical weathering caused columnar jointing of rocks and some relief features as honeycombs. Rock consists of biotite-muscovite orthogneiss within paragneisses of the Monotonous Group of the Bohemian Moldanubicum.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Moldanubicum > Metamorphic units in Moldanubicum
Stratigraphy:
Proterozoic
Subject:
geomorphology, petrology, history
Geological phenomenon:
outcrop
Genesis:
metamorphic (general metamorphism)
Rock:
orthogneiss
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 131 (Choustník)
Conflicts of interests:
without conflicts
References
- Albrecht J. a kol. (2003): Českobudějovicko. In Mackovčin P. a Sedláček M. (eds.): Chráněná území ČR, svazek VIII. AOPK ČR a EkoCentrum Brno, Praha. 808 pp.
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Petr Štěpánek, 14.11.1994
Updated by:
Štěpánek Petr, 08.09.2010
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 511 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/511.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
minor
Educational assesment:
middle
Significance:
supraregional
Representativeness:
middle
Geological importance:
significant study profile, geo-historical value, geo-regional value (mapping), geoturistic value
Excursion locality:
yes
Locality conditions:
no problems
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