Bohuňovská skála
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Pardubický kraj
District (town):
Svitavy
Village:
Bohuňov
Cadastre:
Bohuňov nad Křetínkou
Map sheets:
24-12 Letovice, 24-123 Olešnice
Accessibility:
no traffic restriction ( by bus)
ID:
772
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Rocky gorge in rocks of a Letovice Crystalline. Prevailing amphibolites alternate with leucocratic rocks of an orthogneiss up to granite character. Some light rocks are garnet-bearing and resemble granulite. Petrologically important locality.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Bohemicum > Letovice crystalline complex
Stratigraphy:
Proterozoic
Subject:
petrology, structural geology
Geological phenomenon:
deformation fabrics, characteristic rock
Genesis:
metamorphic (general metamorphism)
Rock:
amphibolite
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered geological localities suggested for protection
Conflicts of interests:
without conflicts
References
- Schulmann, K. et al. (1991): Geological workshop Moravian windows. Excursion Guide. Moravský Krumlov
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Pavel Hanžl, 25.10.1994
Updated by:
Gürtlerová Pavla, 17.10.2012
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 772 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/772.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
medium
Educational assesment:
major
Significance:
regional
Representativeness:
major
Geological importance:
geo-regional value (mapping), geoturistic value
Excursion locality:
yes
Locality conditions:
no problems
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