General Characteristics
County (administration): Liberec Region
District (town): Česká Lípa
Cadastre: Hvězda pod Vlhoštěm
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 0242, 02423
Geological region: Czech Cretaceous Basin - Jizera Cretaceous & Cretaceous of the lower section of Labe River, Ploučnice, Kamenice and the Děčínský Sněžník Mt.
Accessibility: - access without footpath
ID : 3043
Geology
Short characteristics of the site: The Bohemian Cretaceous Basin. Rocky outcrops consist of medium grained up to coarse grained quadersandstons of the Jizera Formation. In their upper parts abundant ironstone (limonite) layers occur. Sandstones are intensively mechanically weathered, disintegrated, their surface is covered with aeroxysts. Brownsoil cover.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - superficial deposits and post-Variscian magmatites - Cretaceous - Czech Cretaceous Basin
Stratigraphy: mezozoikum - křída - svrchní křída - turon
Subject: geomorphology, zoology, botany
Geological phenomenon: castellated rocks, cliff
Genesis: sedimentary
Rock: sandstone
Territorial conservation
Level of protection: Nature monument in Protected landscape area
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 (geology is important aspect of Biological declared Locality )
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas): CHKO (Protected landscape area) - Kokořínsko
Conflicts of interests: without conflicts
References
Rezervační kniha PP Stříbrný vrch,ÚSOP AOPK ČR, Praha Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by: Stanzelová Zuzana, 26.08.09
Updated by: Stanzeová Zuzana 28.08.09 Citation
The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 3043 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-05-04]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/3043. Location in map:
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