Němčany
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Ústecký kraj
District (town):
Louny
Village:
Krásný Dvůr
Cadastre:
Krásný Dvůr
Map sheets:
11-22 Kadaň, 11-224 Nepomyšl
Accessibility:
no traffic restriction ( by car)
Technical object:
guarry
ID:
2955
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Neovolcanics of the České Středohoří Mts. Abandoned quarry exposing distal parts of the Doupov volcanic complex. Several bodies of distal lahar deposits of sandy character with some basalt fragments are covered by a fluvial volcaniclastic deposit and a lava flow which represents youngest part of this sequence.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Tertiary > Basins under Krušné hory Mts.and adjoining volcanic uplands > Doupov Volcanic complex
Stratigraphy:
Tertiary
Subject:
volcanology
Geological phenomenon:
volcaniclastic deposits, lahar
Genesis:
volcanic
Rock:
basaltoid (basaltic-rock)
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered geological localities suggested for protection
Conflicts of interests:
without conflicts
References
- Hradecký P. a kol. (v tisku): Základní geologická mapa České republiky 1 : 25 000 s Vysvětlivkami 1 : 25 000 11-224 Nepomyšl. Česká geologická služba. Prah
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Pavla Gürtlerová, 21.01.2009
Updated by:
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 2955 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/2955.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
medium
Educational assesment:
middle
Significance:
regional
Representativeness:
middle
Geological importance:
geo-regional value (mapping)
Locality conditions:
acceptable
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