General Characteristics

County (administration): Karlovy Vary Region
District (town): Karlovy Vary
Cadastre: Rýžovna
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 0143, 01434
Geological region: Krušné hory Mts. crystalline complex; Karlovy Vary Massif (SW part)
Accessibility: - no traffic restriction ( by car)
Technical object: guarry
ID : 316

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Abandoned quarry with exposed lava flow. One of lava flows forming a ridge. This flow lies on a neovolcanic basement. Lava exhibits specific disintegration features called sonnenbrand. Also columnar and spherical jointing. Volcanologically significant locality.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - superficial deposits and post-Variscian magmatites - Tertiary - Dispersed Alcalic volcanits
Stratigraphy: kenozoikum - terciér (paleogén - neogén)
Subject: volcanology, stratigraphy, petrology
Geological phenomenon: lava flow, lithological boundary
Genesis: volcanic
Rock: basalt

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
Part of the Geopark: Egeria
Conflicts of interests: vegetation

References

Cajz, V. (1993): K problému sonnenbrandu. - Zpr. o geol. Výzk. v roce 1991, 24-25. Praha. Lomozová, V. - Mrňa, F. (1967): Relikty třetihorních sedimentů v okolí Rýžovny v Krušných horách. - Věst. Ústř. úst. geol., 42, 345 - 352. Praha.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Cajz Vladimír, 25.11.93
Updated by: Vajskebrová Markéta 24.06.21

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 316 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-18]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/316.

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