Lom v Popelkách - melafyry
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Liberecký kraj
District (town):
Semily
Village:
Lomnice nad Popelkou
Cadastre:
Lomnice nad Popelkou
Map sheets:
03-43 Jičín, 03-431 Lomnice p.P.
Accessibility:
no traffic restriction ( by car)
Technical object:
guarry
ID:
288
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Amygdaloidic basaltandesite crop out in a small abandoned quarry at the road Lomnice n/Pop. - Rváčov. Amygdales are infilled by agats, chalcedony, amethyst, variable varietas of quartz.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Upper Carboniferous and Permian > Permocarboniferous Volcanics
Stratigraphy:
Permian
Subject:
petrology, mineralogy, geology
Geological phenomenon:
lava flow, lava, characteristic rock
Genesis:
volcanic
Rock:
melaphyre
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered geological localities suggested for protection
Part of national geopark:
Bohemian Paradise
Conflicts of interests:
collection, waste disposal, vegetation
References
- Stárková M., Adamová M., Burda J., Čáp P., Drábková J., Dvořák I., Grygar R., Holásek O., Hroch T., Kycl P., Krupička J., Pécskay Z., Rapprich V., Rýda K., Řídkošil T., Skácelová Z., Šimůnek Z., Šebesta J., Tasáryová Z., Zajíc J. (2011b): Vysvětlivky k základni geologické mapě ČR 1 : 25 000 03-431 list Lomnice nad Popelkou. Závěrečná zpráva, 190 s. MS archiv ČGS.
- 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
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Václav Ziegler, 15.11.1993
Updated by:
Prouza Vladimír, 20.05.2003, Šimůnek Zbyněk, 29.09.2009, Stárková Marcela, 15.11.2011
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 288 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/288.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
medium
Educational assesment:
middle
Significance:
regional
Representativeness:
middle
Geological importance:
geo-regional value (mapping)
Excursion locality:
yes
Locality conditions:
acceptable
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