General Characteristics

County (administration): Ústí nad Labem Region
District (town): Děčín
Cadastre: Loučky u Vern., Velká Javorská
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 0242, 02421
Geological region: Neovolcanics of the České středohoří Mts.
Accessibility: - passable footpath
Excursion locality: yes
ID : 869

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Erosional gorge of a stream with a waterfall. The stream cuts its channel through a basalt intrusion, which is more competent that surrounding rocks of the volcanosedimentary subcomplex. Geomorphologically and petrologically interesting locality.
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, botany, petrology
Geological phenomenon: waterfall, gorge, intrusion
Genesis: volcanic , aquatic (water activity)
Rock: basanite, volcaniclastic deposits

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 (declared as Geological Locality)
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas): CHKO (Protected landscape area) - České středohoří
Conflicts of interests: without conflicts

References

Klein, V. et al. (1966): Základní geologická mapa 1 : 25 000 M-33-53-B-a Úštěk. - Archiv ÚÚG, Praha.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Cajz Vladimír, 10.11.94
Updated by: Rapprich Vladislav 21.09.09

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 869 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-05-03]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/869.

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