Krasíkov
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Plzeňský kraj
District (town):
Tachov
Village:
Kokašice
Cadastre:
Kokašice
Map sheets:
11-41 Mariánské Lázně, 11-414 Bezdružice
Accessibility:
no traffic restriction ( by car)
ID:
2398
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Solitary basaltic feeder penetrating Neo-Proterozoic low-grade metamorphosed rocks. The basalt body shows very intensive columnar jointing.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Tertiary > Tertiary - scaterred relics of alkaline Volcanics
Stratigraphy:
Tertiary
Subject:
geomorphology, volcanology, history, archeology
Geological phenomenon:
stony organ
Genesis:
volcanic
Rock:
basaltoid (basaltic-rock)
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 1845 (Krasíkov)
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.463 Praha.
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Pavlína Jirková, 20.02.2009
Updated by:
Rapprich Vladislav, 21.09.2009, Gürtlerová Pavla, 02.08.2010, Kukal Zdeněk, 28.11.2017
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 2398 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/2398.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
medium
Educational assesment:
middle
Significance:
regional
Representativeness:
middle
Geological importance:
geo-regional value (mapping), geoturistic value
Locality conditions:
no problems
You can send information about a change in the status of the site to lokality@geology.cz
