General Characteristics

County (administration): Karlovy Vary Region
District (town): Cheb
Cadastre: Děvín, Milhostov, Nová Ves u Křižovatky
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 1114, 11141
Geological region: Cheb & Sokolov basins and Neovolcanics of the Doupovské hory Mts.
Accessibility: - no traffic restriction ( by car)
ID : 3061

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: The Cheb and Sokolovo basins and neovolcanics of the Doupovské hory Mts, In a water flow flood plain up to 3 m thick peat layer occurs with moffetes and springs of mineralized waters.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - superficial deposits and post-Variscian magmatites - Quaternary - Quaternary of deposition areas of Bohemian Massif
Stratigraphy: kenozoikum - kvartér
Subject: quaternary geology, hydrogeology
Geological phenomenon: peat bog, mofette
Genesis: organogenic (activity of organisms), aquatic (water activity)
Rock: peat

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: Nature monument
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 the Geopark: Egeria
Conflicts of interests: exploitation

References

Zahradnický J., Mackovčin P. a kol.(2005): Plzeňsko a Karlovarsko. In: Mackovčin P. a Sedláček M.(eds.): Chráněná území ČR, svazek XI. Agentura ochrany přírody a krajiny ČR a EkoCentrum Brno, str.144 Praha.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Jirková Pavlína, 17.02.09
Updated by: Hrazdíra Petr 15.09.09

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 3061 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-20]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/3061.

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