Šonov - Kamenec
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Královéhradecký kraj
District (town):
Náchod
Village:
Šonov
Cadastre:
Šonov u Broumova
Map sheets:
04-32 Broumov, 04-323 Broumov
Accessibility:
no traffic restriction ( by car)
ID:
1836
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Rocky ridge SE of the church in Šonov. Dark grey basalt - like andesitoide (=melaphyre=), so colled weiselbergite. - The Upper =Melaphyres= of the Olivětín Member (Broumov Formation). Blocky desintegration, the result of frost weathering.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Upper Carboniferous and Permian > Permocarboniferous Volcanics
Stratigraphy:
Permian
Subject:
geology, geomorphology, volcanology, botany
Geological phenomenon:
frost cliff, rock bag, gully
Genesis:
volcanic , frost weathering
Rock:
melaphyre
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registred geological localities suggested to protection in Protected landscape area
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas):
Broumovsko
Part of national geopark:
Broumovsko
Conflicts of interests:
exploitation
References
- Tásler R. (1995): Revize lokalit geologického charakteru navrhovaných k ochraně v CHKO Broumovsko. - MS. str.8. Archiv CHKO Broumovsko.
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Věra Plná, 10.12.2003
Updated by:
Prouza Vladimír, 22.03.2004, Gürtlerová Pavla, 16.11.2009
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1836 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/1836.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
minor
Educational assesment:
middle
Significance:
supraregional
Representativeness:
major
Geological importance:
geo-regional value (mapping), geoturistic value
Excursion locality:
yes
Locality conditions:
no problems
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