General Characteristics

County (administration): Ústí nad Labem Region
District (town): Ústí nad Labem
Cadastre: Vaňov
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 0241, 02413
Geological region: Neovolcanics of the České středohoří Mts.
ID : 1325

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Instructive locality from the viewpoint of engineering geology. Rock fall and subsequent landslide movements affected volcanic rocks, pyroclastic sediments and Cretaceous sandstones. Example of a modelling of steep slopes of the Labe (Elbe) River valley.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - superficial deposits and post-Variscian magmatites - Cretaceous - Czech Cretaceous Basin, Bohemian Massif - superficial deposits and post-Variscian magmatites - Tertiary - Basins under Krušné hory Mts.and adjoining volcanic uplands
Stratigraphy: kenozoikum - terciér (paleogén - neogén)
Subject: engineering geology

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: without conflicts

References

Cajz, V. (edit.), 1996: České středohoří. Geologická a přírodovědná mapa 1:100000. - Str. 54, ČGÚ, Praha.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Dašková Jiřina, 16.05.02

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1325 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-05-08]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/1325.

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