Rašovické skály
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Ústecký kraj
District (town):
Chomutov
Village:
Klášterec nad Ohří
Cadastre:
Lestkov u Klášterce nad Ohří, Suchý Důl u Klášterce nad Ohří
Map sheets:
11-22 Kadaň, 11-222 Kadaň
Accessibility:
access without footpath
ID:
14
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Large outcrops deformed by a landslide. Epxposures of coarse-grained agglomerates and three lava flows, consisting of olivine basaltoids, tephrites and trachytes. Pyroclastic interlayers are missing. Volcanologically significant locality.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Tertiary > Basins under Krušné hory Mts.and adjoining volcanic uplands > Doupov Volcanic complex
Stratigraphy:
Tertiary
Subject:
botany, petrology, volcanology
Geological phenomenon:
landslide, cliff, lava flow
Genesis:
gravitational, volcanic
Rock:
basanite, tephrite, phonolite
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
National nature monument
Additional information:
See the Digital register of the Agency for Nature Conservation and Landscape Protection of the Czech Republic AOPK ČR, code 1541 (Rašovické skály)
Conflicts of interests:
without conflicts
References
- Hradecký P. (2000): Základní geologická mapa České republiky 1 : 25 000 s Vysvětlivkami 11222 Kadaň. - Český geologický ústav Praha
- Friedl K. et al., 1991: Chráněná území v České republice.- Informatorium Praha
- Mlčoch B. a kolektiv autorů, 1994: Geologicky významné lokality v severočeské pánvi a jejím okolí, chráněné nebo navržené k ochraně.- Český geologický ústav Praha.
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Petr Hradecký, 07.11.1994
Updated by:
Plíšek Antonín, 30.11.2004, Rapprich Vladislav, 03.09.2009
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 14 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/14.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
medium
Educational assesment:
middle
Significance:
supraregional
Representativeness:
major
Geological importance:
significant study profile, geo-regional value (mapping), geoturistic value
Locality conditions:
no problems
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