Pekelská skála
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Karlovarský kraj
District (town):
Karlovy Vary
Village:
Stráž nad Ohří
Cadastre:
Srní u Boče, Peklo, Boč
Map sheets:
11-22 Kadaň, 11-221 Stráž n.O.
ID:
15
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Prominent ridge in an Ohře River valley. Isolated volcanic phenomenon on the deep-seated Krušné Hory fault. Lava flow of the ultrabasic nephelinite melilite covers crystalline basement and a fault line. Volcanologically and tectonically significant locality.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Tertiary > Basins under Krušné hory Mts.and adjoining volcanic uplands > Doupov Volcanic complex
Stratigraphy:
Tertiary
Subject:
geomorphology, volcanology, botany
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Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered geological localities suggested for protection
Conflicts of interests:
others human activity
References
- nebyla použit
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Petr Hradecký, 07.11.1994
Updated by:
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 15 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/15.
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