Brandov - halda dolu Zdař Bůh

General Characteristics

County (administration): Ústecký kraj
District (town): Most
Village: Brandov
Cadastre: Brandov
Map sheets: 02-31 Litvínov, 02-313 Nová Ves n.H.
Accessibility: no traffic restriction ( by car)
Technical object: waste dump
ID: 2305


Geology

Short characteristics of the site: An old spoil bank on the S margin of Brandov, Krušné hory Mountains. The 200 m long spoil bank belongs to the former Zdař Bůh coal mine, which exploited anthracite from sediments of the Permo-Carboniferous Brandov Basin in 1826-1924. Dark grey siltstones contain plant fossils (Sigillaria, Calamites).
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif > Quaternary
Stratigraphy: Carboniferous
Subject: mining and mining impacts, paleontology, petrology, stratigraphy, economic geology
Geological phenomenon: fossils-flora
Genesis: anthropogenic (anthropogenic activity), sedimentary
Rock: siltstone, sandstone, coal


Territorial protection

Level of protection: Registered geological localities suggested for protection
Conflicts of interests: without conflicts


References
  • Sattran V. et al. (1966): Vysvětlivky ke geologické mapě 1 : 50 000 list M-33-40-C Fláje.- MS Archiv ČGÚ Praha. Shrbený O. (1980): Chemical composition of alcaline neovolcanics of the Krušné hory Mts. Bohemia.- Věstník Ústředního ústavu geologického, 55, 1 - 10, Praha.
  • Mlčoch B. a kolektiv autorů, 1994: Geologicky významné lokality v severočeské pánvi a jejím okolí, chráněné nebo navrhované k ochraně.- Český geologický ústav Prah

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Bedřich Mlčoch, 31.12.1994
Updated by: Mlčoch Bedřich, 07.10.2009


Citation

The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 2305 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/2305.


Location in map:

Assessment

Scientifical assesment: great
Educational assesment: middle
Significance: regional
Representativeness: major
Geological importance: geoturistic value
Excursion locality: yes
Locality conditions: acceptable

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