Kamenný hřib
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Karlovarský kraj
District (town):
Sokolov
Village:
Šindelová
Cadastre:
Krásná Lípa u Šindelové
Map sheets:
11-12 Kraslice, 11-122 Krasice
Accessibility:
no traffic restriction ( by car)
ID:
1899
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
A mushroom rock near Krásná Lípa, formed by porphyritic biotite granite. This rock type belongs to the Older Intrusive Complex of the Karlovy Vary pluton. The mushroom rock was formed in the Pleistocene by cryogenic granite weathering and wind abrasion. The site is protected as a nature monument.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Saxothuringicum > Krušné hory Mts. (Erzgebirge) Pluton
Stratigraphy:
Devonian - Permian
Subject:
geomorphology, geology, petrology
Geological phenomenon:
mushroom rock
Genesis:
magmatic, frost weathering
Rock:
granite
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 672 (Kamenný hřib)
Part of national geopark:
Egeria
Conflicts of interests:
without conflicts
References
- Škvor, V. (1975): Geologie české části Krušných hor a Smrčin. - Knihovna ÚÚG, sv. 48, Praha.
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Petr Rojík, 17.03.2006
Updated by:
Rojík Petr, 15.03.2006, Mlčoch Bedřich, 07.10.2009
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1899 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/1899.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
minor
Educational assesment:
middle
Significance:
regional
Representativeness:
middle
Geological importance:
geoturistic value
Locality conditions:
acceptable
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