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Telčský potok

General Characteristics

County (administration): Ústí nad Labem Region
District (town): Most
Cadastre: Brandov
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 0231, 02313
Geological region: Krušné hory Mts. crystalline complex; Karlovy Vary Massif (SW part)
Accessibility: - entry permit for car necessary
ID : 2306

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Cliffs in the Telčský potok Stream valley between Brandov and Kalek, near the border with Germany. Bizarre-shaped cliffs are composed of leucocratic to muscovite orthogneisses of the core of the Hora Sv. Kateřiny Dome. Relicts of muscovite-biotite paragneisses of the outer part of the dome are preserved on cliff tops. This locality is recommended for protection.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - crystalline complex and pre-Variscian Palaeozoic - Saxothuringicum - Krušné hory and Smrčiny crystalline complexes
Stratigraphy: proterozoikum
Subject: geomorphology, petrology
Geological phenomenon: canyon, characteristic rock
Genesis: metamorphic (general metamorphism)
Rock: orthogneiss, paragneiss

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: forestry

References

Mlčoch B. a kolektiv autorů, 1991: Vysvětlivky k základní geologické mapě ČSR v měřítku 1 : 25 000 listy 02313 Nová Ves v Krušných horách a 02311 Brandov.- MS Archiv ČGÚ Praha.; Mlčoch B. a kolektiv autorů, 1994: Geologicky významné lokality v severočeské pánvi a jejím okolí, chráněné nebo navržené k ochraně.- ČGÚ Praha.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Mlčoch Bedřich, 31.12.94
Updated by: Mlčoch Bedřich 08.10.09, Kukal Zdeněk 04.12.17

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 2306 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-03-28]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/2306.

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Bedřich Mlčoch, 2003
Bedřich Mlčoch, 2003


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