General Characteristics

County (administration): Liberec Region
District (town): Česká Lípa
Cadastre: Svébořice
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 0331, 03312
Geological region: Czech Cretaceous Basin - Jizera Cretaceous & Cretaceous of the lower section of Labe River, Ploučnice, Kamenice and the Děčínský Sněžník Mt.
Accessibility: - passable footpath
ID : 1655

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: The Bohemian Cretaceous Basin. Two basalt bodies penetrating through Cretaceous quartzose quadersandstgones. Distinct columnar jointing of basalt rock.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - superficial deposits and post-Variscian magmatites - Tertiary - Dispersed Alcalic volcanits
Stratigraphy: kenozoikum - terciér (paleogén - neogén)
Subject: geomorphology, volcanology
Geological phenomenon: stony organ, intrusion
Genesis: volcanic
Rock: basalt

Territorial conservation

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
Protection of a geol. phenomenon: A - Protected Area (declared as Geological and Biological Locality)
Part of the Geopark: Ralsko
Conflicts of interests: without conflicts

References

Mackovčin P., Sedláček M. a Kuncová J. (2002): Chráněná území ČR - Liberecko, Svazek III. Agentura ochrany přírody a krajiny ČR a EkoCentrum Brno, Praha. Rubáš Dominik, 2012: Krásy neživé přírody v Podještědí, Tiskové centrum ČGS, Praha, 82 s.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Lorencová Markéta, 23.11.07
Updated by: Gürtlerová Pavla 25.08.09, Vajskebrová Markéta 27.09.17

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1655 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-29]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/1655.

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