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General Characteristics
County (administration):
Plzeňský kraj
District (town):
Plzeň-sever
Village:
Křelovice
Cadastre:
Křelovice u Pernarce
Map sheets:
11-42 Manětín, 11-423 Krsy
Technical object:
quarry
ID:
2489
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Tertiary alkaline volcanics. This volcanic hill is one of dispersed occurrences of Tertiary alkaline volcanics in the West Bohemia. This volcanic body is small and penetrates through Neoproterozoic phyllites. This body consists of a fill of volcanic vent and consists of agglomerates and breccias. Associated basalt lava flow crops out in nearby quarry.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Tertiary > Tertiary - scaterred relics of alkaline Volcanics
Stratigraphy:
Tertiary
Subject:
volcanology, mining and mining impacts, petrology
Geological phenomenon:
lava flow
Genesis:
volcanic
Rock:
basanite, phyllite, agglomerate
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered geological localities suggested for protection
Conflicts of interests:
without conflicts
References
- Shrbený O., 1979: Geochemistry of the West Bohemian neovolcanics.- Čas. miner. geol., 24, 1, Praha.
- Hradecký P., 1992: Tertiary volcanics in W Bohemia.- Abstracts, Geological model of W Bohemia in relation to the deep borehole KTB in the FRG, MS ČGÚ Praha.
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Petr Hradecký, 18.11.1993
Updated by:
Kukal Zdeněk, 20.12.2012, Vajskebrová Markéta, 22.04.2021
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 2489 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/2489.
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Assessment
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Significance:
Representativeness:
Geological importance:
geo-regional value (mapping)
Excursion locality:
yes
Locality conditions:
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