General Characteristics

County (administration): Ústí nad Labem Region
District (town): Ústí nad Labem
Cadastre: Střekov
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 0241, 02413
Geological region: Neovolcanics of the České středohoří Mts.
Accessibility: - no traffic restriction ( by car)
ID : 1327

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Rocky promontory towering above the Labe (Elbe River). It consists of a trachyte which has been emplaced along faults near the Cretaceous basement and volcanic complex. Subsequently strongly influenced by river erosion. Geomorphologically and petrologically significant 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: geology, geomorphology
Geological phenomenon: intrusion, selective erosion
Genesis: volcanic
Rock: trachyte

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: Registred geological localities suggested to protection in Protected landscape area
Protection of a geol. phenomenon: B - Geological phenomenon is the reason for a recommendation to the protection
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas): CHKO (Protected landscape area) - České středohoří
Conflicts of interests: without conflicts

References

Cajz, V. (1996): České středohoří. Geologická a přírodovědná mapa 1:100000. - Str. 55-56, ČGÚ, Praha.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Dašková Jiřina, 16.05.02
Updated by: Rapprich Vladislav 08.10.09, Rapprich Vladislav 11.11.09

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1327 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-29]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/1327.

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