General Characteristics

County (administration): Ústí nad Labem Region
District (town): Děčín
Cadastre: Chlum u Děčína,Malá Veleň
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 0223, 02234
Geological region: Neovolcanics of the České středohoří Mts.
ID : 140

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Part of a landslide body, namely its division plane. It exposes an accumulation of coarse-grained clasts, belonging to the pyroclastic rocks possibly of lahar genesis. Geomorphologically interesting, also significant from the viewpoint of engineering geology.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - superficial deposits and post-Variscian magmatites - Tertiary - Basins under Krušné hory Mts.and adjoining volcanic uplands
Stratigraphy: kenozoikum - terciér (paleogén - neogén)
Subject: volcanology, geomorphology, sedimentology

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: Interesting geological localities in Protected landscape area
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas): CHKO (Protected landscape area) - České středohoří
Conflicts of interests: vegetation, others human activity

References

Valečka, J. et al. (in prep.): Vysvětlivky a Základní geologické mapa ČR 1 : 25 000, list 02-234 Děčín. Praha.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Cajz Vladimír, 24.11.93

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 140 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-05-03]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/140.

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