General Characteristics

County (administration): Karlovy Vary Region
District (town): Sokolov
Cadastre: Obora u Šindelové
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 1112, 11122
Geological region: Krušné hory Mts. crystalline complex; Karlovy Vary Massif (SW part)
Accessibility: - entry permit for car necessary
ID : 1900

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: A high-moor peat bog at Obora, 3 km NW of Šindelová. Peat is developed on granites of the Karlovy Vary pluton. A nature reserve and a source of the Bystřina Stream.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - superficial deposits and post-Variscian magmatites - Quaternary
Stratigraphy: kenozoikum - kvartér
Subject: botany, zoology, quaternary geology
Geological phenomenon: peat bog, characteristic rock
Genesis: organogenic (activity of organisms)
Rock: peat

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 (geology is important aspect of Biological declared Locality )
Part of the Geopark: Egeria
Conflicts of interests: forestry, water resources

References

Škvor, V. (1975): Geologie české části Krušných hor a Smrčin. - Knihovna ÚÚG, sv. 48, Praha.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Rojík Petr, 15.03.06
Updated by: Rojík Petr 15.03.06, Gürtlerová Pavla 12.10.09

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1900 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-27]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/1900.

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