General Characteristics

County (administration): Liberec Region
District (town): Česká Lípa
Cadastre: Nedamov
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 0244, 02442
Geological region: Czech Cretaceous Basin - Jizera Cretaceous & Cretaceous of the lower section of Labe River, Ploučnice, Kamenice and the Děčínský Sněžník Mt.
Accessibility: - passable footpath
Excursion locality: yes
ID : 42

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: A rocky ridge of quartzose sandstones of the middle part of the Jizera Formation (Middle Turonian). Sandstones are often cemented by iron compounds. Interesting mesoforms and microforms of sandstone relief. A geomorphologically remarkable locality.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - superficial deposits and post-Variscian magmatites - Cretaceous - Czech Cretaceous Basin
Stratigraphy: mezozoikum - křída - svrchní křída - turon
Subject: geomorphology, sedimentology
Geological phenomenon: incrustation, balancing stone
Genesis: frost weathering, sedimentary
Rock: sandstone

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: 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 Locality)
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas): CHKO (Protected landscape area) - Kokořínsko
Conflicts of interests: vegetation

References

Balatka, B. - Sládek, J. (1972): Kamenné růže v Polomených horách. - Lidé a země, 21, 1, 45-46. Praha. Demek, J. et al. (1987): Hory a nížiny. - Academia Praha. Adamovič, J. (2002): Kokořínsko. In: Železivce české křídové pánve. - Knih. Čes. speleol. spol., 38, 7-36. Zlatý kůň, Praha. Mackovčin P. a Sedláček M. (2005): Chráněná území ČR - Střední Čechy, svazek XIII. Agentura ochrany přírody a krajiny ČR a EkoCentrum Brno, Praha, 904 pp.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Adamovič Jiří, 14.11.94
Updated by: Adamovič Jiří 17.02.07, Lorencová Markéta 26.06.07, Valečka Jaroslav 27.08.09

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 42 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-20]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/42.

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