Kokrháč
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Ústecký kraj
District (town):
Chomutov
Village:
Kadaň, Místo
Cadastre:
Prunéřov, Místo
Map sheets:
01-44 Vejprty, 01-444 Klášterec n. O.
Accessibility:
no traffic restriction ( by car)
ID:
1647
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Thge Krušné hory (Erzgebirge) Mts. Crystalline. Outcrops of medium grained two mica and muscovite orthogneiss together with migmatite of Proterozoic up to Early Paleozoic ages. Rocky slopes affected by frost weathering, also abundant occurrences of blocky scree can be found.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Saxothuringicum > Krušné hory and Smrčiny crystalline complexes
Stratigraphy:
Proterozoic
Subject:
geomorphology, lithology
Geological phenomenon:
rock, rock bag, rock salient, selective erosion, scree
Genesis:
weathering , metamorphic (general metamorphism)
Rock:
orthogneiss
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Nature monument
Additional information:
See the Digital register of the Agency for Nature Conservation and Landscape Protection of the Czech Republic AOPK ČR, code 1508 (Kokrháč)
Conflicts of interests:
without conflicts
References
- Kolektiv autorů. (1999): Ústecko. In: Mackovčin P. (ed.): Chráněná území ČR, svazek I. Agentura ochrany přírody a krajiny ČR, str 90, Praha
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Pavla Gürtlerová, 05.02.2009
Updated by:
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1647 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/1647.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
minor
Educational assesment:
minor
Significance:
regional
Representativeness:
minor
Geological importance:
geoturistic value
Locality conditions:
acceptable
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