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Kamenne more (Stone run) EarthCache

Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   other (other)

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Kamenne more (Stone-block sea) 


SK:  Prirodna rezervacia Kamenne more, vyhlasena na navrh Mestskej rady Banskej Stiavnice. Jej rozloha je 13,30 ha a samotne Kamenne more zabera plochu priblizne 5ha. Ide o najvacsie ryolitove kamenne more vo vulkanickej casti Karpat.

Blokove sutiny pri upati ryolitoveho telesa nazorne dokumentuju procesy rozpadu ryolitovych lavovych foriem. Mohutny subor kamennych blokov vznikol ucinkom zvetravania v periglacialnych podmienkach pravdepodobne za pomoci zemetrasenia. Pro pohlade zhora mozeme nazorne vidiet gravitacne triedenie balvanov. Kym pri upati svahu su sustredene tie najvacsie, smerom dohora sa ich valkost zmensuje. Kamenne more je budovane cervenkastym az fialovym ryolitom vrchnomiocenneho veku. Na niektorych balvanoch su viditelne vystupujuce cervene jaspitove a biele kremenne zilky. Vzhladom na vysoky obsah kremena prevlada pomale obrusovanie jednotlivych balvanov. V minulosti bol ryolit niekolko desatroci pouzivany na vyrobu mlynnskych kamenov. Tato cinnost silne poskodila strmy svah a vyssie polozena sutina zavalila znacnu cast svahu . Vyroba bola zastavena vdaka vyhlaseniu Kamenneho mora za prirodnu rezervaciu.

Vegetacia prirodnej rezervacie je charakteristicka dvoma odlisnymi formaciami. Prirodny ramec Kamenneho mora vytvaraju lesne porasty a pionierska vegetacia balvanitej sute. Z rastlinstva je zaujimavy vyskyt vzacnych druhov lisajnikov a v obmedzenej miere aj machov. Z hladiska zoologickeho je Kamenne more vyznamnou lokalitou viacerych chranenych a zriedkavych druhov zivocichov najma plazov, z ktorych je typicka jasterica murova [Podarcis muralis], v prilahlych lesoch ziju rozne druhy spevavcov a dravcov.

Na uspesne zalogovanie tejto Earthcache je potrebne: 

  • Na uvedenych suradniciach sa nachadza balvan s turistickou znackou. Odfotte sa pred nim aj s GPS a pridajte ju do logu na www.geocaching.com

...a poslat email na adresu AB@gmail.com, kde A a B su odpovede na nasledujuce otazky:

  • A - rok, v ktorom bolo Kamenne more pri Vyhniach vyhlasene za prirodnu rezervaciu.
  • B - nazov horniny, z ktorej su jednotlive balvany.

Priklad mailovej adresy: 1922zula@gmail.com. Svoj nick z geocaching.com uved ako Predmet (Subject) mailu.
Cache je mozne zalogovat az po potvrdeni spravnosti odpovedi. Pokial svoju navstevu potrebujete zalogovat ihned, je mozne pouzit „Write note“ a to nasledne zmenit na „Found it“. V OPACNOM PRIPADE BEZ KOMENTARA MAZEM VAS LOG!

 

EN:  Nature reserve Kamenne more has been protected on the proposal of city council Banska Stiavnica. It’s area is 13,30 ha and the 'Stone-block sea' itself covers roughly 5 ha. The protected area represents the largest 'Stone-block sea' in the volcanic zone of the Western Carpathian mountains.

Block debris on the foot of rhyolite body documents by the visual demonstration processes of disintegration rhyolite lava forms. Huge group of the stone blocks is the result of efflorescence in periglacial conditions probably with the help of earthquake. From the top of the hill we can see gravity sorting. The larger blocks are concentrated on the lower (outer) margin of the stone-block sea due to their potential and kinetic energy and the smaller blocks on the upper margin. Stone–block sea is built by reddish even purple rhyolite of upper-miocene epoch. The rhyolite was used for millstone production through several decade in past. This activity strongly destroyed steep slope. Manufacture was stopped because the Kamenne more has become natural reserve.

It is a significant locality of protected and rare species of lichens and rarely mosses and rare species of animals, especially reptiles - typical is the wall lizard (Podarcis muralis). There are different species of songbirds and predators living in nearby forests .

To log this earthcache you will need to: 

  • You will find stone with tourist sign (trail marker) on the posted coordinates. Take a picture of yourself with your GPS in front of this stone and attach the photo to the log on www.geocaching.com.

...and send an email to the address AB@gmail.com, with A and B being your answers to following questions:

  • A - year, in which this Kamenne more (Stone run) was declared as Nature reserve.
  • B - name of the rock, that the boulders are composed of.

Example of the email address: 1922granite@gmail.com. Use your geocaching.com nick as a Subject of the mail.
You cannot log this cache before receiving confirmation email by owner. If you need to log your visit immediately, please use „Write note“ which you can later change to „Found it“. OTHERWISE I WILL DELETE YOUR LOG!

 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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(letter above equals below, and vice versa)