Skalní brána
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Ústecký kraj
District (town):
Chomutov
Village:
Vysoká Pec
Cadastre:
Podhůří u Vysoké Pece
Map sheets:
02-33 Chomutov, 02-331 Jirkov
Accessibility:
passable footpath
ID:
332
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Rocky outcrop resembling a rock arch. Two massive pillars joined with an arch. This feature is formed of a muscovite-biotite orthogneiss. Common fissures and joints which affected the origin of described mophological phenomenon. Geomorphologically interesting locality.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Saxothuringicum > Krušné hory and Smrčiny crystalline complexes
Stratigraphy:
Proterozoic
Subject:
geomorphology, petrology
Geological phenomenon:
rock arch, frost cliff, fault, characteristic rock
Genesis:
metamorphic (general metamorphism), frost weathering
Rock:
orthogneiss
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered geological localities suggested for protection
Conflicts of interests:
without conflicts
References
- Astor, E. (1992): Erzgebirge. Meyers Naturführer. Meyers Lexikonverlag. Mannheim - Leipzig - Wien - Zürich. 166 str.
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Bedřich Mlčoch, 13.11.1994
Updated by:
Mlčoch Bedřich, 14.11.2008
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 332 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/332.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
medium
Educational assesment:
major
Significance:
supraregional
Representativeness:
major
Geological importance:
geo-regional value (mapping), geoturistic value
Excursion locality:
yes
Locality conditions:
no problems
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