General Characteristics

County (administration): Ústí nad Labem Region
District (town): Ústí nad Labem
Cadastre: Chvalov, Dolní Zálezly
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 0241, 02413
Geological region: Neovolcanics of the České středohoří Mts.
ID : 131

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Rocky cliff exposing a section of České Středohoří Mts. volcanosedimentary complex. Volcanic extrusion alternate with phases of alteration of volcanic products. Lava flows are cut by a dyke of a nepheline basanite. Volcanologically significant site.
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, petrology

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: Registred geological localities suggested to protection in Protected landscape area
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas): CHKO (Protected landscape area) - České středohoří
Conflicts of interests: without conflicts

References

Shrbený, O. et al. (1967): Základní geologická mapa 1 : 25 000 M-33-53-A-a Ústí nad Labem. - Archiv ÚÚG, Praha.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Cajz Vladimír, 09.11.94

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 131 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-27]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/131.

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