General Characteristics

County (administration): Ústí nad Labem Region
District (town): Litoměřice
Cadastre: Milešov u Lovosic
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 0234, 02342
Geological region: Neovolcanics of the České středohoří Mts.
Accessibility: - entry permit for car necessary
Excursion locality: yes
ID : 1343

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: The highest peak of the České Středohoří Mts (837 m a.s.l.). A trachyte laccolith is situated upon tectonic horst. After lifting up of this horst, the intrusion was exposed from the superficial volcanic deposits by selective erosion. On its foot crystalline rocks appear. A permanent-operated meteorological station at the summit operating since 1905.
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: geomorphology, geology, botany
Geological phenomenon: intrusion, landslide, selective erosion
Genesis: volcanic
Rock: trachyte, gneiss

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: National nature reserve 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 and Biological Locality)
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. 32, ČGÚ, Praha.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Dašková Jiřina, 18.06.02
Updated by: Hradecký Petr 10.11.08, Rapprich Vladislav 19.11.08

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1343 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-05-09]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/1343.

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