Terasy Ještědu
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Liberecký kraj
District (town):
Liberec
Village:
Světlá pod Ještědem, Liberec, Kryštofovo Údolí
Cadastre:
Horní Hanychov, Novina u Liberce, Světlá pod Ještědem
Map sheets:
03-13 Hrádek nad Nisou,03-14 Liberec,03-31 Mimoň,03-32 Jablonec nad Nisou, 03-134 Křížany,03-312 Všelibice,03-321 Český Dub,03-143 Liberec
Accessibility:
no traffic restriction ( by car)
ID:
1665
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Summit area of the Ještěd mountain with adjacent steep slopes. Large exposures of Paleozoic (probably Ordovician) quartzites. They are morphologically pronouced and form ridges, tectonically doubled. Also interesting erosional and weathering phenomena. Very instructive locality.
Regional geologic unit:
> Ještěd crystalline complex
Stratigraphy:
Paleozoic
Subject:
sedimentology, petrology, structural geology, geomorphology, stratigraphy
Geological phenomenon:
rock, scree, frost cliff, rockwall
Genesis:
frost weathering, tectonic
Rock:
qurtzite, phyllite
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 1775 (Terasy Ještědu)
Conflicts of interests:
without conflicts
References
- Klomínský J. a kolektiv autorů, 2002: Vysvětlivky k základní geologické mapě ČR v měřítku 1 : 25 000 list 03143 Liberec.- Český geologický ústav Praha.,Gallwitz /1930/ Chaloupský et al. /1989/.
- Mackovčin P., Sedláček M. a Kuncová J. (2002): Chráněná území ČR - Liberecko, Svazek III. Agentura ochrany přírody a krajiny ČR a EkoCentrum Brno, Praha, 331 s.
- Rubáš D., 2012: Krásy neživé přírody v Podještědí, Tiskové centrum ČGS, Praha, 82 s.
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Ivo Chlupáč, 01.09.2005, Václav Kachlík, 01.09.2005, Josef Klomínský, 01.09.2005
Updated by:
Lorencová Markéta, 26.06.2007, Mrázová Štěpánka, 20.10.2009, Vajskebrová Markéta, 26.09.2017
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1665 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/1665.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
medium
Educational assesment:
middle
Significance:
supraregional
Representativeness:
middle
Geological importance:
geoturistic value
Excursion locality:
yes
Locality conditions:
no problems
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