General Characteristics

County (administration): Liberec Region
District (town): Česká Lípa
Cadastre: Hamr pod Ralskem
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 0331, 03312
Geological region: Czech Cretaceous Basin - Jizera Cretaceous & Cretaceous of the lower section of Labe River, Ploučnice, Kamenice and the Děčínský Sněžník Mt.
Accessibility: - special entry permit necessary (military area, quarry, private land)
ID : 1652

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: The Bohemian Cretaceous Basin. Rock massif with flat summit and steep slopes. I was formed by erosion of Middle Turonian quadersandstones. Vegetation cover is very interestng with protected floral species.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - superficial deposits and post-Variscian magmatites - Cretaceous - Czech Cretaceous Basin
Stratigraphy: mezozoikum - křída - svrchní křída - turon
Subject: geomorphology, sedimentology
Geological phenomenon: table mountain, cliff
Genesis: sedimentary, weathering
Rock: sandstone

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: Nature monument
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 the Geopark: Ralsko
Conflicts of interests: others human activity

References

Mackovčin P., Sedláček M. a Kuncová J. (2002): Chráněná území ČR - Liberecko, Svazek III. Agentura ochrany přírody a krajiny ČR a EkoCentrum Brno, Praha.; Rubáš Dominik, 2012: Krásy neživé přírody v Podještědí, Tiskové centrum ČGS, Praha, 82 s.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Lorencová Markéta, 23.11.07
Updated by: Gürtlerová Pavla 25.08.09, Vajskebrová Markéta 27.09.17

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1652 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-25]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/1652.

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