Jelení vrch západ - strusky a pikrobazalt
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Ústecký kraj
District (town):
Chomutov
Village:
Kadaň
Cadastre:
Kadaň
Map sheets:
01-44 Vejprty, 01-444 Klášterec n. O.
Accessibility:
entry permit for car necessary
ID:
3114
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Remnant of a scoria cone. Strombolian eruption buried a forest, calcified wood fragments can be found at the base of locality. Picrobasaltic lavas were emitted after the eruption forming the recent hills Bystřický kopec and Zlatý vrch.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Tertiary > Basins under Krušné hory Mts.and adjoining volcanic uplands > Doupov Volcanic complex
Stratigraphy:
Tertiary
Subject:
volcanology
Geological phenomenon:
intrusion, characteristic rock
Genesis:
volcanic
Rock:
basaltoid (basaltic-rock)
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered geological localities suggested for protection
Conflicts of interests:
without conflicts
References
- Mlčoch B. red. (v tisku): Základní geologická mapa České republiky 1 : 25 000 s Vysvětlivkami 11-444 Klášterec nad Ohří. Česká geologická služba. Praha.
- Rapprich V. (2007): Volcanic processes in the surroundings of Kadaň (in Czech with English abstract). Geoscience Research Reports for 2006: 34-36.
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Pavla Gürtlerová, 06.02.2009
Updated by:
Rapprich Vladislav, 21.09.2009, Rapprich Vladislav, 11.11.2009
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 3114 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/3114.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
medium
Educational assesment:
major
Significance:
supraregional
Representativeness:
middle
Geological importance:
geo-regional value (mapping)
Locality conditions:
no problems
You can send information about a change in the status of the site to lokality@geology.cz
