Čedičové varhany u Hlinek
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Karlovarský kraj
District (town):
Karlovy Vary
Village:
Bochov
Cadastre:
Nové Kounice
Map sheets:
11-23 Sokolov, 11-234 Bečov n.Tep.
Accessibility:
no traffic restriction ( by car)
Technical object:
quarry
ID:
1904
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Columnar jointing in basaltic lava flow exposed by an abandoned quarry.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Tertiary > Basins under Krušné hory Mts.and adjoining volcanic uplands > Doupov Volcanic complex
Stratigraphy:
Tertiary
Subject:
geomorphology, volcanology
Geological phenomenon:
stony organ
Genesis:
volcanic
Rock:
basanite, nephelinite
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Nature monument in Protected landscape area
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas):
Slavkovský les
Additional information:
See the Digital register of the Agency for Nature Conservation and Landscape Protection of the Czech Republic AOPK ČR, code 1850 (Čedičové varhany u Hlinek)
Part of national geopark:
Egeria
Conflicts of interests:
without conflicts
References
- Zahradnický J., Mackovčin P. a kol.(2005): Plzeňsko a Karlovarsko. In: Mackovčin P. a Sedláček M.(eds.): Chráněná území ČR, svazek XI. Agentura ochrany přírody a krajiny ČR a EkoCentrum Brno, str. 515 Praha.
- Rapprich V. (2012): Za sopkami po Čechách, Grada Publishing, České Budějovice, str.66-67.
- Janoška M. (2013): Sopky a sopečné vrchy České republiky, Academia, Praha, str. 48-49.
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Pavlína Jirková, 19.02.2009
Updated by:
Rapprich Vladislav, 21.09.2009, Vajskebrová Markéta, 21.03.2025
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1904 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/1904.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
medium
Educational assesment:
middle
Significance:
supraregional
Representativeness:
middle
Geological importance:
geo-regional value (mapping), geoturistic value
Locality conditions:
no problems
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