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General Characteristics

County (administration): Ústí nad Labem Region
District (town): Děčín
Cadastre: Růžová, Srbská Kamenice
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 0224, 02241
Geological region: Czech Cretaceous Basin - Jizera Cretaceous & Cretaceous of the lower section of Labe River, Ploučnice, Kamenice and the Děčínský Sněžník Mt.
Accessibility: - entry permit for car necessary
ID : 28

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Forested hill dominating the area. Its summit part consists of a stock of nepheline basanite which was isolated by erosion from the surrounding Cretaceous sediments. Well developed columnar jointing in the basanite. Geomorphologically attractive locality.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - superficial deposits and post-Variscian magmatites - Tertiary - Dispersed Alcalic volcanits
Stratigraphy: kenozoikum - terciér (paleogén - neogén)
Subject: geomorphology, petrology, volcanology, botany
Geological phenomenon: stony organ, scree, scree field, rock, outcrop
Genesis: sedimentary, volcanic
Rock: basanite

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: National nature reserve in National park
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 and Biological Locality)
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas): NP (National park) - České Švýcarsko
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, str, Praha.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Valečka Jaroslav, 07.11.94
Updated by: Valečka Jaroslav 11.11.08

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 28 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-03-29]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/28.

Location in map:

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Jaroslav Valečka, 2009
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