General Characteristics

County (administration): Ústí nad Labem Region
District (town): Děčín
Cadastre: Vlčí Hora
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 0222, 02223
Geological region: Czech Cretaceous Basin - Jizera Cretaceous & Cretaceous of the lower section of Labe River, Ploučnice, Kamenice and the Děčínský Sněžník Mt.
Accessibility: - passable footpath
Excursion locality: yes
ID : 1882

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: An outcrop of silicified sandstone of the Jizera Formation, Bohemian Cretaceous Basin. A bed of conglomerate formed by quartz pebbles and ironstone clasts. Shear joints and slickensides in the proximity of the Lusatian Fault, healed by newly formed silica.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - superficial deposits and post-Variscian magmatites - Cretaceous - Czech Cretaceous Basin
Stratigraphy: mezozoikum - křída - svrchní křída - turon
Subject: sedimentology, geomorphology, stratigraphy, structural geology
Geological phenomenon: slickenside, slickenside
Genesis: sedimentary, tectonic
Rock: sandstone

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: Registred geological localities suggested to protection in National park
Protection of a geol. phenomenon: B - Geological phenomenon is the reason for a recommendation to the protection
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas): NP (National park) - České Švýcarsko
Conflicts of interests: without conflicts

References

Opletal M. a kolektiv autorů, 2001: Vysvětlivky k základní geologické mapě ČR v měřítku 1 : 25 000 list 02223 Mikulášovice a 02214 Dolní Poustevna.- Český geologický ústav Praha.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Opletal Mojmír, Fediuk Ferry,Nývlt D., 31.12.01
Updated by: Plíšek Antonín 18.01.05, Gürtlerová Pavla 22.07.09

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1882 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-26]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/1882.

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