Lom Vižňov
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Královéhradecký kraj
District (town):
Náchod
Village:
Meziměstí
Cadastre:
Vižňov
Map sheets:
04-31 Meziměstí, 04-312 Vižňov
Accessibility:
passable footpath
Technical object:
quarry
ID:
1552
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Abandoned quarry: rhyolithic ignimbrite. Rhyolite complex of Nowa Ruda Member of Broumov Formation (Autunian).
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Upper Carboniferous and Permian > Permocarboniferous Volcanics
Stratigraphy:
Permian
Subject:
volcanology, petrology
Geological phenomenon:
characteristic rock
Genesis:
volcanic
Rock:
ignimbrite
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Interesting geological localities in Protected landscape area
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas):
Broumovsko
Part of national geopark:
Broumovsko
Conflicts of interests:
without conflicts
References
- Tásler R. (1994): Revize geologických lokalit na Broumovsku navrhovaných k ochraně. ? MS. str. 7. Archiv CHKO Broumovsko. Police nad Metují.
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Věra Plná, 18.11.2003
Updated by:
Gürtlerová Pavla, 06.08.2019
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1552 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/1552.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
medium
Educational assesment:
major
Significance:
regional
Representativeness:
middle
Geological importance:
geo-regional value (mapping)
Locality conditions:
acceptable
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