Podhorní vrch
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Karlovarský kraj
District (town):
Cheb
Village:
Ovesné Kladruby
Cadastre:
Ovesné Kladruby
Map sheets:
11-41 Mariánské Lázně, 11-411 Mariánské Lázně
Accessibility:
passable footpath
ID:
2365
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
The Teplá Crystalline and surrounding metamorphic rocks. Relics of Tertiary basalt volcano, landmark, highest peak of the Teplá Highland. Fissure volcano on a crossing of two fractures. This basaltoid volcanite is represented mainly by an olivine nephelinite. Surrounding metamorphic rocks consist of amphibolites.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Tertiary > Tertiary - scaterred relics of alkaline Volcanics
Stratigraphy:
Tertiary
Subject:
geomorphology, mineralogy, volcanology
Geological phenomenon:
lava, outcrop, dyke, intrusion
Genesis:
volcanic
Rock:
basaltoid (basaltic-rock), foidite
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Nature reserve 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 1984 (Podhorní vrch)
Part of national geopark:
Egeria
Conflicts of interests:
tourism
References
- Cajz V. (1992): Vulkanologie Podhorního vrchu (západní Čechy), Časopis pro mineralogii a geologii, roč. 37, č. 1, 63-64
- 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.532 Praha
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Pavlína Jirková, 05.06.2009
Updated by:
Rapprich Vladislav, 11.11.2009, Gürtlerová Pavla, 27.07.2010
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 2365 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/2365.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
medium
Educational assesment:
major
Significance:
supraregional
Representativeness:
middle
Geological importance:
significant study profile, geo-regional value (mapping), geoturistic value
Locality conditions:
acceptable
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