General Characteristics

County (administration): Ústí nad Labem Region
District (town): Ústí nad Labem
Cadastre: Dobkovičky
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 0241, 02413
Geological region: Neovolcanics of the České středohoří Mts.
ID : 1329

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Active quarry. Its upper parts expose volcaniclastic rocks formed by an interaction lava-water. These hyaloclastite breccia contains basalt fragments within completely argillitized groundmass. Petrologically and mineralogically 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: mineralogy, petrology

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. 51, ČGÚ, Praha.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Dašková Jiřina, 28.05.02

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1329 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-05-05]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/1329.

Location in map: