Brožova skála
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Kraj Vysočina
District (town):
Žďár nad Sázavou
Village:
Sklené
Cadastre:
Sklené u Žďáru nad Sázavou
Map sheets:
24-11 Nové Mesto na Morave, 24-111 Křížánky
Accessibility:
passable footpath
ID:
791
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Frost cliff in leucocratic two-mica migmatites with undulating foliation. The frost-riven cliffs, cryoplanation terraces and stone streams evidence an intensive frost weathering of some accompanying periglacial features. Important geomorphological locality. The locality is registered as a Nature Monument in the Protected Landscape Area.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Bohemian Massif - crystalline complex and pre-Variscian Palaeozoic > Kutná Hora and Svratka region > Svratka crystalline complex
Stratigraphy:
Proterozoic
Subject:
geomorphology, structural geology
Geological phenomenon:
frost cliff, block field, deformation fabrics
Genesis:
metamorphic (general metamorphism), frost weathering
Rock:
migmatite
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Nature monument in Protected landscape area
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas):
Žďárské vrchy
Additional information:
See the Digital register of the Agency for Nature Conservation and Landscape Protection of the Czech Republic AOPK ČR, code 818 (Brožova skála)
Conflicts of interests:
without conflicts
References
- Čech L., Šumpich J., Zabloudil V. a kol. (2002): Jihlavsko In: Mackovčin P., Sedláček M.(eds): Chráněná území ČR, Svazek VII. Agentura ochrany přírody a krajiny ČR a EkoCentrum Brno,str 403, Praha.
- Melichar, R.(2004): Vysvětlivky k základní geologické mapě ČR 1:25 000. List 24-111 Sněžné. MS-ČGS. Prah
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Rostislav Melichar, 29.11.1993
Updated by:
Gürtlerová Pavla, 26.08.2012, Rambousek Petr, 24.10.2012, Kukal Zdeněk, 23.11.2017
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 791 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/791.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
minor
Educational assesment:
minor
Significance:
regional
Representativeness:
middle
Geological importance:
geo-regional value (mapping), geoturistic value
Locality conditions:
no problems
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