Opuštěné lomy jz. od nádraží v Košťálově
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Liberecký kraj
District (town):
Semily
Village:
Košťálov
Cadastre:
Košťálov
Map sheets:
03-41 Semily, 03-413 Semily
Accessibility:
no traffic restriction ( by car)
Technical object:
quarry
ID:
278
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Abandoned quarry with tholeiitic andezite (melaphyre). Occurrences of aggregates of pectolite, also amethyst and zeolite minerals on fissures, Mineralogically interesting locality.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Upper Carboniferous and Permian > Permocarboniferous Volcanics
Stratigraphy:
Permian
Subject:
mineralogy, petrology, geology, lithology
Geological phenomenon:
intrusion, rock, characteristic rock
Genesis:
volcanic
Rock:
melaphyre, volcaniclastic deposits
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered geological localities suggested for protection
Part of national geopark:
Bohemian Paradise
Conflicts of interests:
ground instability, vegetation
References
- Gotthardt J./1933/: Petrografická povaha podkrkonošských melafyrů.-APPVČ,18,2,65 p.Praha.
- Ziegler V./1977/: Geologické poměry chráněné krajinné oblasti Český ráj.-Bohemia centralis,6,p.7-42.Praha.
- Ziegler V./MS/: Geologické zajímavosti Českého ráje.Pečky.
- Schovánková D.(1889):Petrologie mladopaleozoických vulkanitů podkrkonošské pánve.-Permské bazaltandezity.-MS Archiv ČGS. Praha.
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Václav Ziegler, 15.11.1993
Updated by:
Prouza Vladimír, 29.11.2007, Šimůnek Zbyněk, 29.09.2009
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 278 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/278.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
great
Educational assesment:
major
Significance:
regional
Representativeness:
major
Geological importance:
significant study profile, geo-regional value (mapping)
Excursion locality:
yes
Locality conditions:
acceptable
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