General Characteristics

County (administration): Ústí nad Labem Region
District (town): Chomutov
Cadastre: Černý Potok, Kovářská
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 0144, 01443
Geological region: Krušné hory Mts. crystalline complex; Karlovy Vary Massif (SW part)
Accessibility: - no traffic restriction ( by car)
ID : 322

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Three peaks of a summit area expose three occurrences of neovolcanite intrusions consisting of a nephelinite. Their superficial position evidences very intetensive erosion. Columnar jointing of rock. Also interesting tectonic features. Reference locality, indicating a geological development of Krušné Hory Mts.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - superficial deposits and post-Variscian magmatites - Tertiary - Dispersed Alcalic volcanits
Stratigraphy: kenozoikum - terciér (paleogén - neogén)
Subject: volcanology, structural geology, petrology
Geological phenomenon: lava, characteristic rock
Genesis: volcanic
Rock: basaltoid (basaltic-rock), trachyte, nephelinite

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: private property

References

Shrbený, O. (1980): Chemical composition of alkaline neovolcanics of the Krušné hory Mts., Bohemia. - Věst. Ůstř. úst. geol., 55, 1-10. Praha, Mlčoch B. a kolektiv autorů, 1994: Geologicky významné lokality v severočeské pánvi a jejím okolí, chráněné nebo navrhované k ochraně.- Český geologický ústav Praha.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Cajz Vladimír, 11.02.94
Updated by: Plíšek Antonín 24.11.04, Mlčoch Bedřich 07.10.09, Mlčoch Bedřich 08.10.09

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 322 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-25]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/322.

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