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: guarry
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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