General Characteristics

County (administration): Ústí nad Labem Region
District (town): Děčín
Cadastre: Sněžník
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 0223, 02233
Geological region: Czech Cretaceous Basin - Jizera Cretaceous & Cretaceous of the lower section of Labe River, Ploučnice, Kamenice and the Děčínský Sněžník Mt.
Accessibility: - no traffic restriction ( by car)
Excursion locality: yes
ID : 23

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: The Bohemian Cretaceous Basin. Summit of the Děčínský Sněžník Mt. Rocky cliffs exposing medium- up to coarse-grainedup to mnedium grained quartzose sandstones of the topmost parts of Jizera Formation (Turonian). Interesting erosional mesorelief features. The highest table mountain of the Czech Republic.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - superficial deposits and post-Variscian magmatites - Cretaceous - Czech Cretaceous Basin
Stratigraphy: mezozoikum - křída - svrchní křída - turon
Subject: geomorphology, sedimentology
Geological phenomenon: table mountain, horizontal section, castellated ridge, rock chimney, weather pit, rock plate, cliff, scree, scree field, honeycombs, rock schelter
Genesis: sedimentary, gravitational, aeolian (wind activity), aquatic (water activity)
Rock: sandstone

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: Registred geological localities suggested to protection in Protected landscape area
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): CHKO (Protected landscape area) - Labské pískovce
Conflicts of interests: without conflicts

References

Kolektiv autorů. (1999): Ústecko. In: Mackovčin P. (ed.): Chráněná území ČR, svazek I. Agentura ochrany přírody a krajiny ČR, Praha.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Gürtlerová Pavla, 05.06.08
Updated by: Valečka Jaroslav 11.11.08

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 23 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-05-03]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/23.

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