Silvestr
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Karlovarský kraj
District (town):
Sokolov
Village:
Březová
Cadastre:
Tisová u Sokolova
Map sheets:
11-14 Cheb, 11-142 Sokolov
Accessibility:
access without footpath
Technical object:
mine, guarry
ID:
2533
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
An abandoned open-pit coal mine at Tisová near Sokolov in the Tertiary Sokolov Basin, now partly used as a depository of industrial ash. The quarry wall near Březová shows a body of sand pertaining to the Habartov Member (Sokolov Formation, Miocene, 22 mil. years). This slope is scarred by erosional rills and gullies. Natural steps with waterfalls and earth pinnacles, potholes, rock windows and other perforations. A site perfectly illustrating present erosional processes.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Tertiary > Basins under Krušné hory Mts.and adjoining volcanic uplands
Stratigraphy:
Tertiary
Subject:
geomorphology, sedimentology, stratigraphy, zoology
Geological phenomenon:
outcrop, erosion furrow, waterfall
Genesis:
sedimentary, anthropogenic (anthropogenic activity), aquatic (water activity)
Rock:
coal, sand, clay
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered geological localities suggested for protection
Part of national geopark:
Egeria
Conflicts of interests:
industry
References
- Rojík, P. (2004): Tektonosedimentární vývoj sokolovské pánve. - Disertační práce PřF UK v Praze
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Petr Rojík, 20.03.2006
Updated by:
Hrazdíra Petr, 15.09.2009, Gürtlerová Pavla, 20.11.2009
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 2533 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/2533.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
medium
Educational assesment:
major
Significance:
regional
Representativeness:
major
Geological importance:
geo-regional value (mapping), geoturistic value
Excursion locality:
yes
Locality conditions:
acceptable
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