General Characteristics

County (administration): Karlovy Vary Region
District (town): Sokolov
Cadastre: Údolí u Lokte
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 1123, 11232
Geological region: Teplá, Tachov, Smrčiny, Svatava, Cheb-Dyleň a Slavkov crystalline complexes, Thüringen - Vogtland Palaeozoic; Karlovy Vary Massif (SE part)
Accessibility: - entry permit for car necessary
ID : 1905

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Cliffs on top of Jelení vrch Hill near Cihelny SW of Karlovy Vary. They are formed by medium-grained biotite-muscovite granite pertaining to the Slavkovský les granitic bodies. A rock wall with a prominent blocky jointing is developed, with rock basins on clifftops.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - crystalline complex and pre-Variscian Palaeozoic - Saxothuringicum - Krušné hory Mts. Pluton
Stratigraphy: variské (hercynské) stáří vyvřelin
Subject: geology, geomorphology
Geological phenomenon: selective erosion, castellated ridge, weather pit
Genesis: magmatic, weathering
Rock: granite

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 (declared as Geological Locality)
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas): CHKO (Protected landscape area) - Slavkovský les
Part of the Geopark: Egeria
Conflicts of interests: without conflicts

References

Zahradnický J., Mackovčin P.a kol.(2005): Plzeňsko a Karlovarsko. In: Mackovčin P. a Sedláček M.(eds.): Chráněná území ČR, svazek XI. Agentura ochrany přírody a krajiny ČR a EkoCentrum Brno, Praha str.166-167

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Gürtlerová Pavla, 22.06.07

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1905 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-23]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/1905.

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