Vysoký kámen
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Karlovarský kraj
District (town):
Sokolov
Village:
Kraslice
Cadastre:
Kámen u Kraslic
Map sheets:
11-12 Kraslice, 11-121 Kostelní
Accessibility:
passable footpath
ID:
312
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Rocky elevation with natural outcrops. It is forrmed of massive quartzite belonging stratigraphically to the Ordovician Frauenbach Formation. Tectonically affected, relics of sedimentary structures. Geologically important locality.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Saxothuringicum > Saxo-Vogtland Palaeozoicum
Stratigraphy:
Paleozoic
Subject:
geomorphology, petrology, sedimentology
Geological phenomenon:
castellated ridge
Genesis:
metamorphic (general metamorphism)
Rock:
qurtzite
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Nature monument
Additional information:
See the Digital register of the Agency for Nature Conservation and Landscape Protection of the Czech Republic AOPK ČR, code 610 (Vysoký kámen)
Part of national geopark:
Egeria
Conflicts of interests:
without conflicts
References
- Schulmann, K. - Sokol, A. - Urban, M. (1988): Deformační analýza kvarcitu typu Vysoký kámen, západní Krušné hory. - Čas. Mineral. Geol., 33, 1, 23-28. Praha.
- Urban, M. (1982): Litostratigrafie kambroordovického fylitového komplexu na Kraslicku v Krušných horách. - Diplomová práce MS PŘFUK
- Astor E. et al. (1992): Erzgebirge. – Meyers Natur Führer. Meyers Lexikonverlag. Mannheim
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Pavel Schovánek, 08.06.1994
Updated by:
Žáček Vladimír, 14.06.2010
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 312 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/312.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
medium
Educational assesment:
major
Significance:
supraregional
Representativeness:
major
Geological importance:
geoturistic value
Locality conditions:
no problems
You can send information about a change in the status of the site to lokality@geology.cz
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