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: - passable footpath
Excursion locality: yes
ID : 1346

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: A hill with outcrops of basalts, relic of a lava flow. Prominent frost-weathering phenomena, also columnar jointing if basalt is present. Also botanical locality, thermophylic flora on steeep hillsides.
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: stony organ, lava flow
Genesis: volcanic
Rock: basalt

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: 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 (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 04.08.09, Kukal Zdeněk 10.10.12

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1346 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-16]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/1346.

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