General Characteristics

County (administration): Ústí nad Labem Region
District (town): Děčín
Cadastre: Šluknov
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 0222, 02221
Geological region: Neovolcanics of the České středohoří Mts.
Accessibility: - no traffic restriction ( by car)
Excursion locality: yes
ID : 2010

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Krkonoše-Jizera crystalline. Small outcrops of finely porphyritic basaltoid, mepheline basanite close to tephrite. Columnar jointing with upoward concentric trends in column direction. The average value of magnetic susceptibility of this basaltoid is 7,43.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - superficial deposits and post-Variscian magmatites - Tertiary - Dispersed Alcalic volcanits
Stratigraphy: kenozoikum - terciér (paleogén - neogén)
Subject: petrology, geomorphology
Geological phenomenon: stony organ
Genesis: volcanic
Rock: basanite

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: Registered geological localities suggested for protection
Protection of a geol. phenomenon: B - Geological phenomenon is the reason for a recommendation to the protection
Conflicts of interests: without conflicts

References

Opletal M. a kolektiv autorů, 2002: Vysvětlivky k základní geologické mapě ČR v měřítku 1 : 25 000 list 02221 Šluknov a 02212 Horní Poustevna.- Česká geologická služba Praha.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Opletal Mojmír, Fediuk Ferry,Nývlt D., 31.12.02
Updated by: Vajskebrová Markéta 09.11.17

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 2010 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-19]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/2010.

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