Koterov
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Plzeňský kraj
District (town):
Plzeň-město
Village:
Plzeň
Cadastre:
Koterov
Map sheets:
12-33 Plzeň, 12-333 Plzeň
Technical object:
guarry
ID:
1154
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Abandoned giant quarry. Outcrops of typical products of the Upper Proterozoic volcanism. Metabasalt prevails, accompanied by volcanic breccia, hyaloclastites, metatuffs and black shales. Also pillow lavas are present. Volcanologically and petrologically very significant.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Bohemicum > Barrandien
Stratigraphy:
Proterozoic
Subject:
volcanology, petrology
Geological phenomenon:
lava
Genesis:
volcanic
Rock:
basalt
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered interesting geological localities
Part of national geopark:
Barrandien
Conflicts of interests:
waste disposal
References
- Fiala F. (1977): Proterozoický vulkanismus Barrandienu a problematika spilitů.- Sbor. geol. věd, Geol., 30, 7-247, Praha.
- Rybařík (1966): Koterov - surovina kámen. MS Geofond, Praha
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Jan Mašek, 02.07.2001
Updated by:
Lorencová Markéta, 25.01.2005
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1154 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/1154.
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