General Characteristics

County (administration): Liberec Region
District (town): Liberec
Cadastre: Jizerka
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 0323, 03231
Geological region: Lužice Pluton and Krkonoše-Jizera Massif; Krkonoše-Jizera crystalline complex
Accessibility: - access without footpath
ID : 3568

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Krkonoše-Jizera Crystalline, Quaternary. Channel of the Jizera River with a section of its flood plain sediments. This section shows alternation of gravel with pebbly sand and finer grained sediments. It documents development of a river regime. Clasts consist mainly of the Jizera granite, quartz, feldspar and some mica.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - superficial deposits and post-Variscian magmatites - Quaternary - Quaternary of denudation areas of Bohemian Massif
Stratigraphy: kenozoikum - kvartér
Subject: quaternary geology, stratigraphy
Geological phenomenon: river channel
Genesis: aquatic (water activity)
Rock: gravel

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: Interesting geological localities in Protected landscape area
Protection of a geol. phenomenon: C - Geological phenomenon is the reason for a registration in the database of CGS
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas): CHKO (Protected landscape area) - Jizerské hory
Conflicts of interests: without conflicts

References

Mrázová Š. , Verner. K., red. (2012): Základní geologická mapa České republiky 1 : 25 000 s Vysvětlivkami 03-142 Hejnice a 03-231 Jizerka. - Česká geologická služba. Praha.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Mrázová Štěpánka, 05.09.12

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 3568 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-30]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/3568.

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