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: - passable footpath
ID : 3569

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Krkonoše-Jizera Massif, Protected Landscape Area. This locality represents elevated part of a mountain ridge. It consists of a medium grained biotite granite with distinct concentration of biotite flakes into streaks. Attractive relief features formed by selective weathering and blocky granite disintegration. Well known balancing rock is one of them.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - crystalline complex and pre-Variscian Palaeozoic - Lugicum - Magmatites of Lugicum
Stratigraphy: variské (hercynské) stáří vyvřelin
Subject: geomorphology, petrology
Geological phenomenon: rock, balancing stone
Genesis: magmatic, frost weathering
Rock: granite

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: 3569 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-24]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/3569.

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