General Characteristics

County (administration): Ústí nad Labem Region
District (town): Litoměřice
Cadastre: Konojedy
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 0242, 02423
Geological region: Neovolcanics of the České středohoří Mts.
Accessibility: - no traffic restriction ( by car)
Technical object: guarry
Excursion locality: yes
ID : 134

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: An abandoned quarry exposing a lava flow of the analcite tephrite. This site represents a front part of this lava flow. Combination of columnar and platy jointing produces loafy weathering of volcanic rock. Petrologically and volcanologically remarkable 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, geology, petrology
Geological phenomenon: lava flow, stony organ
Genesis: volcanic
Rock: tephrite

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: National 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: Hradecký Petr 10.11.08, Rapprich Vladislav 19.11.08

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 134 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-18]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/134.

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