Lesná - Malé peklo
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Ústecký kraj
District (town):
Most
Village:
Nová Ves v Horách
Cadastre:
Lesná v Krušných horách
Map sheets:
02-31 Litvínov, 02-313 Nová Ves n.H.
Accessibility:
passable footpath
ID:
2312
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Outcrops SE of Lesná, in the head of the Malé peklo Valley. The exposed reddish-brown silicified tectonic breccia, composed exclusively of quartz, accompanies a regional SSE-striking fault limiting the granitic Lesná massif. Boulders of biotite granite pertain to the Older Intrusive Complex of the Central Krušné hory pluton.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Saxothuringicum > Krušné hory and Smrčiny crystalline complexes
Stratigraphy:
Proterozoic
Subject:
geomorphology, petrology, structural geology
Geological phenomenon:
outcrop
Genesis:
tectonic, magmatic
Rock:
tectonic breccia, granite
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered geological localities suggested for protection
Conflicts of interests:
without conflicts
References
- Mlčoch B. a kolektiv autorů, 1991: Vysvětlivky k základní geologické mapě ČR v měřítku 1 : 25 000 list 02313 Nová Ves v Horách a 02311 Brandov.- Český geologický ústav Praha.
- Mlčoch Bedřich a kolektiv autorů, 1994: Geologicky významné lokality v severočeské pánvi a jejím okolí, chráněné nebo navrhované k ochraně.- Český geologický ústav Praha.
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: 2312 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/2312.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
medium
Educational assesment:
major
Significance:
international
Representativeness:
middle
Geological importance:
Locality conditions:
acceptable
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