General Characteristics

County (administration): Karlovy Vary Region
District (town): Karlovy Vary
Cadastre: Údrč
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 1124, 11241
Geological region: Cheb & Sokolov basins and Neovolcanics of the Doupovské hory Mts.
Accessibility: - access without footpath
Excursion locality: yes
ID : 3745

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: This locality displays a set of outcrops along the ridge slopes and foot. The outcrops are represented by rock blocks of different size, some of them being of really giant size. It is supposed that this block accummulation has been produced by an intensive debris avalanche or debris flow.This loclity belongs to the Doupovské hory Mts. area.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - superficial deposits and post-Variscian magmatites - Tertiary - Basins under Krušné hory Mts.and adjoining volcanic uplands
Stratigraphy: kenozoikum - terciér (paleogén - neogén)
Subject: volcanology
Geological phenomenon: lahar
Genesis: volcanic
Rock: lahar

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: Registered interesting geological localities
Protection of a geol. phenomenon: C - Geological phenomenon is the reason for a registration in the database of CGS
Conflicts of interests: agriculture

References

Mlčoch ed. (2013): Vysvětlivky k mapě 1 : 25 000 list 11-241 Bochov

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Rapprich Vladislav, 10.11.13
Updated by: Kukal Zdeněk 25.09.17

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 3745 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-28]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/3745.

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