General Characteristics

County (administration): Karlovy Vary Region
District (town): Sokolov
Cadastre: Hory u Jenišova
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 1123, 11231
Geological region: Teplá, Tachov, Smrčiny, Svatava, Cheb-Dyleň a Slavkov crystalline complexes, Thüringen - Vogtland Palaeozoic; Karlovy Vary Massif (SE part)
Accessibility: - no traffic restriction ( by car)
Excursion locality: yes
ID : 357

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Deep gorge of the Ohře River with rocky walls. A group of rocks formed of a granite of the Karlovy Vary pluton. Typical example of river erosive activity and weathering mechanism.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - crystalline complex and pre-Variscian Palaeozoic - Saxothuringicum - Krušné hory Mts. Pluton
Stratigraphy: variské (hercynské) stáří vyvřelin
Subject: geology, geomorphology, petrology, structural geology, botany
Geological phenomenon: horizontal section, scree, gorge, rock pillar, selective erosion, characteristic rock
Genesis: magmatic, weathering , aquatic (water activity)
Rock: granite

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: National nature monument in Protected landscape area
Additional information: See the Digital register of the Agency for Nature Conservation and Landscape Protection of the Czech Republic AOPK ČR
Protection of a geol. phenomenon: A - Protected Area (declared as Geological and Biological Locality)
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas): CHKO (Protected landscape area) - Slavkovský les
Part of the Geopark: Egeria
Conflicts of interests: without conflicts

References

Zahradnický J., Mackovčin P.a kol.(2005): Plzeňsko a Karlovarsko. In: Mackovčin P. a Sedláček M.(eds.): Chráněná území ČR, svazek XI. Agentura ochrany přírody a krajiny ČR a EkoCentrum Brno, Praha str.520

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Žáček Vladimír, 17.10.94
Updated by: Gürtlerová Pavla 22.06.07, Žáček Vladimír 13.11.08

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 357 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-05-05]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/357.

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