Lom Karlov - melafyry, polodrahokamy
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Královéhradecký kraj
District (town):
Jičín
Village:
Stará Paka
Cadastre:
Karlov u Roškopova
Map sheets:
03-43 Jičín, 03-431 Lomnice p.P.
Accessibility:
no traffic restriction ( by car)
Technical object:
quarry
ID:
268
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Karlov, abandoned quarry (the high of a rocky wall 7 m) at the road from Karlov to Roškopov. Amygdaloidic andesitoide - Levín Highland Volcanics, - Mineral association: chalcedony, agate, amethyst, smoky quartz, rare calcite, baryte, jasper veins.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Upper Carboniferous and Permian > Permocarboniferous Volcanics
Stratigraphy:
Permian
Subject:
mineralogy, geology, petrology
Geological phenomenon:
lava, lava flow, rock, volcaniclastic deposits, characteristic rock
Genesis:
volcanic , anthropogenic (anthropogenic activity)
Rock:
melaphyre, lava, volcaniclastic deposits
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered interesting geological localities
Part of national geopark:
Bohemian Paradise
Conflicts of interests:
collection
References
- Tuček K.(1940): Soupis lomů, okres Nová Paka.-Geol.úst. pro Č. A M.,p.31.Praha.
- Ziegler V./MS/: Geologické zajímavosti Českého ráje.-Pečky.
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Václav Ziegler, 26.11.1993
Updated by:
Prouza Vladimír, 15.05.2003, Šimůnek Zbyněk, 29.09.2009, Stárková Marcela, 15.11.2011
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 268 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/268.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
great
Educational assesment:
major
Significance:
supraregional
Representativeness:
major
Geological importance:
geo-regional value (mapping)
Locality conditions:
no problems
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