Košťálov
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Ústecký kraj
District (town):
Litoměřice
Village:
Jenčice
Cadastre:
Jenčice
Map sheets:
02-43 Litoměřice, 02-431 Litoměřice
Accessibility:
passable footpath
ID:
138
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Isolated hill with a ruin of medieval castle. It is formed of a vent fill consisting of a basalt breccia and surrounding massive basalt rock. The breccia contains xenoliths of the Cretaceous and crystalline rocks. Petrologically and volcanologically significant site.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Tertiary > Basins under Krušné hory Mts.and adjoining volcanic uplands > Bohemian Central Volcanic complex
Stratigraphy:
Tertiary
Subject:
volcanology, petrology, geomorphology
Geological phenomenon:
intrusion, selective erosion, rock
Genesis:
volcanic
Rock:
tephrite, breccia
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Nature monument in Protected landscape area
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas):
České středohoří
Additional information:
See the Digital register of the Agency for Nature Conservation and Landscape Protection of the Czech Republic AOPK ČR, code 187 (Košťálov)
Conflicts of interests:
without conflicts
References
- Macák, F. et al. (1966): Základní geologická mapa 1 : 25 000 M-33-52-D-b Třebenice. - Archiv ÚÚG, Praha
- Kopecký, L. - Dobeš, M. - Fiala, J. - Štovíčková, N. (1970): Fenites of the Bohemian Massif and the relations between fenitization, alkaline volcanism and deep fault tectonics. - Sbor. geol. věd., Geol., 16, 51-112. Praha.
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Vladimír Cajz, 10.11.1994
Updated by:
Rapprich Vladislav, 21.09.2009
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 138 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/138.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
great
Educational assesment:
major
Significance:
national
Representativeness:
middle
Geological importance:
significant study profile, geo-regional value (mapping), geoturistic value
Locality conditions:
no problems
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