Mrhatina
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Kraj Vysočina
District (town):
Jihlava
Village:
Řásná
Cadastre:
Řásná
Map sheets:
23-41 Třešť, 23-413 Hodice
Accessibility:
access without footpath
ID:
963
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Outcrop exposing a medium-grained, two-mica porphyritic granite. This rock was strongly affected by frost weathering. Frost cliffs and cryoplanational terraces are abundant. Geomorphologically interesting locality. The locality is classified as a Nature reserve.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Moldanubicum > Magmatites in Moldanubicum;
Bohemian Massif > Quaternary > Quaternary of erosional areas of Bohemian Massif
Stratigraphy:
Devonian - Permian, Quaternary
Subject:
geology, geomorphology
Geological phenomenon:
frost cliff, honeycombs
Genesis:
magmatic, frost weathering
Rock:
granite
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 251 (Mrhatina)
Part of national geopark:
Vysočina
Conflicts of interests:
without conflicts
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, 25.01.2002, Jaroslava Pertoldová, 25.01.2002
Updated by:
Plíšek Antonín, 27.01.2003, Gürtlerová Pavla, 13.10.2010, Kukal Zdeněk, 20.11.2017
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 963 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/963.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
medium
Educational assesment:
major
Significance:
supraregional
Representativeness:
major
Geological importance:
geoturistic value
Locality conditions:
no problems
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