General Characteristics

County (administration): Moravia-Silesian Region
District (town): Bruntál
Cadastre: Mezina
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 1531, 15313
Geological region: Moravosilesian Devonian; Drahany, Mírov and Jeseníky Culm, incl. the Maleník block
Accessibility: - no traffic restriction ( by car)
Technical object: guarry
Excursion locality: yes
ID : 3566

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Quaternary volcanics of the Bohemian Massif. Relic of a scoria volcanic cone affected by rock exploitation. Almost no traces of scoria welding because of presumed Strombolian type eruption. Sme volcanic bombs in unsorted scoria deposits.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - superficial deposits and post-Variscian magmatites - Quaternary - Quaternary volcanism of Bohemian Massif
Stratigraphy: kenozoikum - kvartér
Subject: volcanology
Geological phenomenon: cinder cone
Genesis: volcanic
Rock: scoria

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: Registered geological localities suggested for protection
Protection of a geol. phenomenon: B - Geological phenomenon is the reason for a recommendation to the protection
Conflicts of interests: without conflicts

References

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Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Rapprich Vladislav, 30.08.12

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 3566 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-05-05]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/3566.

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