Kamenný vrch
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Ústecký kraj
District (town):
Most
Village:
Brandov
Cadastre:
Brandov
Map sheets:
02-31 Litvínov, 02-313 Nová Ves n.H.
Accessibility:
entry permit for car necessary
Technical object:
guarry
ID:
327
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Abandoned quarry with a Tertiary basalt. Typical example of basalt columnar jointing. Basalt composition corresponds to an olivinic alkaline basalt. It contains nodules of peridotite several centimetres across. Petrologically interesting locality.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Tertiary > Tertiary - scaterred relics of alkaline Volcanics
Stratigraphy:
Tertiary
Subject:
volcanology, petrology
Geological phenomenon:
stony organ
Genesis:
volcanic
Rock:
basalt
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered geological localities suggested for protection
Conflicts of interests:
waste disposal
References
- Mlčoch B. a kolektiv autorů, 1991: Vysvětlivky k základní geologické mapě ČSR v měřítku 1 : 25 000 listy 02313 Nová Ves v Krušných horách a 02311 Brandov.- MS Archiv ČGÚ Praha
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Bedřich Mlčoch, 11.11.1994
Updated by:
Mlčoch Bedřich, 07.10.2009
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 327 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/327.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
medium
Educational assesment:
middle
Significance:
regional
Representativeness:
middle
Geological importance:
geo-regional value (mapping), geoturistic value
Excursion locality:
yes
Locality conditions:
acceptable
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