General Characteristics

County (administration): Ústí nad Labem Region
District (town): Děčín
Cadastre: Studánka u Rumburku
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 0222, 02224
Geological region: Neovolcanics of the České středohoří Mts.
Technical object: guarry
ID : 1974

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Krkonoše-Jizera crystalline. Lusatian Massif and Krkonoše-Jizera Massif. Old abandoned quarry with alkali trachyte, light grey, massive, with porphyritic texture. In the groundmass phenocrysts of sanidine, anorthoclase and some aegirinaugite occur. Accessoric analcite, nepheline and apatite are also present.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - superficial deposits and post-Variscian magmatites - Tertiary - Dispersed Alcalic volcanits
Stratigraphy: kenozoikum - terciér (paleogén - neogén)
Subject: volcanology, petrology, mineralogy, geomorphology
Geological phenomenon: characteristic rock
Genesis: volcanic
Rock: trachyte

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: Registered interesting geological localities
Protection of a geol. phenomenon: C - Geological phenomenon is the reason for a registration in the database of CGS
Conflicts of interests: without conflicts

References

Opletal M. a kolektiv autorů, 2001: Vysvětlivky k základní geologické mapě ČR v měřítku 1 : 25 000 list 02222 Jiříkov a list 02224 + 03113 Varnsdorf.- Český geologický ústav Praha

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Opletal Mojmír, Fediuk Ferry,Nývlt D., 31.12.01
Updated by: Vajskebrová Markéta 02.05.19

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1974 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-25]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/1974.

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