Bílé kameny
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Liberecký kraj
District (town):
Liberec
Village:
Rynoltice
Cadastre:
Jítrava
Map sheets:
03-13 Hrádek nad Nisou, 03-134 Křížany
Accessibility:
passable footpath
ID:
34
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Group of rocks formed of quartzose sandstones (Quadersandstones). Rounded surface of sandstone columns is remarkable. Whitish sandstones are medium- up to coarse-grained with common current bedding. Stratigraphically these sandstones belong to the Jizera Formation (Middle up to Upper Turonian). Geomorphologically unique site.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Cretaceous of the Bohemian Massif > Bohemian Cretaceous Basin > Bohemian Cretaceous Basin - Lugic development
Stratigraphy:
Turonian
Subject:
geomorphology, sedimentology
Geological phenomenon:
rock, weather pit
Genesis:
sedimentary, weathering
Rock:
sandstone
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Nature monument in Protected landscape area
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas):
Lužické hory
Additional information:
See the Digital register of the Agency for Nature Conservation and Landscape Protection of the Czech Republic AOPK ČR, code 2414 (Bílé kameny)
Conflicts of interests:
tourism, vegetation
References
- Mackovčin P., Sedláček M. a Kuncová J. (2002): Chráněná území ČR - Liberecko, Svazek III. Agentura ochrany přírody a krajiny ČR a EkoCentrum Brno, Praha, 331 s.
- Mrázová Š. a kol. (2019): ResiBil – Bilance vodních zdrojů ve východní části česko-saského pohraničí a hodnocení možnosti jejich dlouhodobého užívání, ČGS, Praha.
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Jaroslav Valečka, 07.11.1994
Updated by:
Lorencová Markéta, 26.06.2007, Valečka Jaroslav, 27.08.2009, Vajskebrová Markéta, 15.07.2021
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 34 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/34.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
medium
Educational assesment:
middle
Significance:
supraregional
Representativeness:
major
Geological importance:
geoturistic value
Excursion locality:
yes
Locality conditions:
acceptable
You can send information about a change in the status of the site to lokality@geology.cz
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