Přední skála
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Kraj Vysočina
District (town):
Jihlava
Village:
Cejle
Cadastre:
Hutě
Map sheets:
23-41 Třešť, 23-411 Třešť
Accessibility:
access without footpath
ID:
960
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Rocky ridge formed of a porphyritic two-mica granite. Numerous macro- and mesorelief forms. Many types of frost mechanical weathering. Frost cliffs are typically developed. Geomorphologically very instructive locality. This locality is classified as a Nature Monument and belongs to the Moldanubian Zone.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Moldanubicum > Magmatites in Moldanubicum;
Bohemian Massif > Quaternary > Quaternary of erosional areas of Bohemian Massif
Stratigraphy:
Devonian - Permian, Quaternary
Subject:
geomorphology, petrology, mining and mining impacts
Geological phenomenon:
weather pit, castellated ridge, frost cliff, pseudocrast cave, honeycombs, karren
Genesis:
magmatic, frost weathering
Rock:
granite
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Nature monument
Additional information:
See the Digital register of the Agency for Nature Conservation and Landscape Protection of the Czech Republic AOPK ČR, code 828 (Přední skála)
Conflicts of interests:
without conflicts, tourism
References
- Tauber O.(1987): Periglaciální jevy jihozápadní části Českomoravské vrchoviny. Vlastiv. Sbor. Vys., odd. přír.,7-91, Jihlava
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Pavel Hanžl, 24.01.2002, Jaroslava Pertoldová, 24.01.2002
Updated by:
Plíšek Antonín, 27.01.2003, Gürtlerová Pavla, 13.10.2010
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 960 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/960.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
medium
Educational assesment:
major
Significance:
supraregional
Representativeness:
major
Geological importance:
geoturistic value
Locality conditions:
no problems
You can send information about a change in the status of the site to lokality@geology.cz
