General Characteristics

County (administration): Karlovy Vary Region
District (town): Karlovy Vary
Cadastre: Pernink
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 1121, 11211
Geological region: Krušné hory Mts. crystalline complex; Karlovy Vary Massif (SW part)
Accessibility: - access without footpath
Excursion locality: yes
ID : 319

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Rocky ridge made of a porphyritic, biotite-muscovite granite of an older intrusive phase. Typical relief originated due to frost mechanical weathering. Instructive outcrop, also geomorphologically interesting.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - crystalline complex and pre-Variscian Palaeozoic - Saxothuringicum - Krušné hory Mts. Pluton
Stratigraphy: variské (hercynské) stáří vyvřelin
Subject: geomorphology, petrology
Geological phenomenon: frost cliff, characteristic rock
Genesis: magmatic, frost weathering
Rock: granite

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: without conflicts

References

Astor, E. (1992): Erzgebirge. Meyers Naturführer. - Meyers Lexikonverlag. - Mannheim - Leipzig - Wien - Zürich. 166 str. Škvor, V. et al. (1970): Závěrečná zpráva o geologických výzkumech Krušných hor a Smrčin (1960 - 1969), díl 2. - MS Archiv ČGÚ. Praha. Breiter K. (2001): International workshop Phosphorus- and fluorine-rich fractionated granites. Excursion guide, p. 36-45. CGS Praha

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Schovánek Pavel, 11.11.94
Updated by: Breiter Karel 27.01.04, Mlčoch Bedřich 06.10.09

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 319 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-05-02]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/319.

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