Semily - Varta, lom v melafyrech
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Liberecký kraj
District (town):
Semily
Village:
Semily
Cadastre:
Semily
Map sheets:
03-41 Semily, 03-413 Semily
Accessibility:
no traffic restriction ( by car)
Technical object:
quarry
ID:
3167
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
The Permocarboniferous of the Krkonoše Piedmont and Inner Sudetian basins. The outcrop of basaltic andesites of the lower lava flow forming a tabular body within Permian sediments of the Vrchlabí Formation. Melaphyres are of both massive and amygraloidal structure and locally contain fragments of silicified sediments.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Upper Carboniferous and Permian > Permocarboniferous Volcanics
Stratigraphy:
Permian
Subject:
petrology, volcanology
Geological phenomenon:
lava flow, slickenside
Genesis:
volcanic
Rock:
melaphyre
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered interesting geological localities
Part of national geopark:
Bohemian Paradise
Conflicts of interests:
without conflicts
References
- Prouza, V., red. (v tisku): Základní geologická mapa České republiky 1 : 25 000 s Vysvětlivkami 03-413 Semily. - Česká geologická služba. Praha.
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Pavla Gürtlerová, 22.04.2010
Updated by:
Prouza Vladimír, 10.06.2010
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 3167 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/3167.
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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