General Characteristics

County (administration): Ústí nad Labem Region
District (town): Litoměřice
Cadastre: Hlinná
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 0241, 02413
Geological region: Neovolcanics of the České středohoří Mts.
Accessibility: - no traffic restriction ( by car)
Excursion locality: yes
ID : 1345

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: This elevation is a relic of basalt lava flow. It is underlain by Tertiary coal and and diatomite. Coal was exploited in the past. Also important botanical 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, botany
Geological phenomenon: lava flow
Genesis: volcanic
Rock: basalt, volcaniclastic deposits

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: 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 (geology is important aspect of Biological declared 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. 35, ČGÚ, Praha.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Dašková Jiřina, 03.07.02
Updated by: Gürtlerová Pavla 05.08.09, Rapprich Vladislav 11.11.09

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1345 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-19]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/1345.

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