General Characteristics

County (administration): Liberec Region
District (town): Česká Lípa
Cadastre: Dolní Prysk
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 0224, 02243
Geological region: Czech Cretaceous Basin - Jizera Cretaceous & Cretaceous of the lower section of Labe River, Ploučnice, Kamenice and the Děčínský Sněžník Mt.
Accessibility: - no traffic restriction ( by car)
Excursion locality: yes
ID : 870

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Kamenice stream canyon exposing trachytoid intrusion body with well developed columnar jointing. Interesting morphological development of this canyon. It originated due to a retrograde erosion of this stream. Geomorphologically and petrologically significant locality.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - superficial deposits and post-Variscian magmatites - Cretaceous - Czech Cretaceous Basin, Bohemian Massif - superficial deposits and post-Variscian magmatites - Tertiary - Dispersed Alcalic volcanits
Stratigraphy: kenozoikum - terciér (paleogén - neogén), mezozoikum - křída - svrchní křída - turon
Subject: volcanology, lithology
Geological phenomenon: stony organ, intrusion
Genesis: volcanic , aquatic (water activity)
Rock: trachyte, 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) - Lužické hory
Conflicts of interests: tourism

References

Cajz V. et al ( 1998) : vysvětlující text ke geologické mapě Českého Středohoří v měř. 1:100 000.Praha. Mackovčin P., Sedláček M. a Kuncová J. (2002): Chráněná území ČR - Liberecko, Svazek III. Agentura ochrany přírody a krajiny ČR a EkoCentrum Brno, Praha, 331 s.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Cajz Vladimír, 03.11.94
Updated by: Valečka Jaroslav 26.07.05, Lorencová Markéta 26.06.07, Valečka Jaroslav 25.08.09

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 870 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-05-03]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/870.

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