Polední kameny - Frýdlantské cimbuří
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Liberecký kraj
District (town):
Liberec
Village:
Hejnice
Cadastre:
Hejnice
Map sheets:
03-14 Liberec, 03-142 Hejnice
Accessibility:
passable footpath
ID:
3573
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Krkonoše-Jizera Massif. National Nature Reserve in the Protected Landscape Area. Dominant rocky features also in form of castellated rock massif. They are formed of biotite granite. Protected rock group with pillars and columns is called Frýdlantské cimbuří (the Frýdlant Battlement). Many meso- and microrelief forms including potholes can be found.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Saxothuringicum > Magmatites of east Saxothuringicum > Krkonoše - Jizera Mts. Massif
Stratigraphy:
Devonian - Permian
Subject:
geomorphology
Geological phenomenon:
castellated rocks, selective erosion, castellated ridge, weather pit, cliff
Genesis:
magmatic, frost weathering
Rock:
granite
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
National nature reserve in Protected landscape area
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas):
Jizerské hory
Additional information:
See the Digital register of the Agency for Nature Conservation and Landscape Protection of the Czech Republic AOPK ČR, code 2058 (Jizerskohorské bučiny)
Conflicts of interests:
without conflicts
References
- Mrázová Š. , Verner. K., red. (2012): Základní geologická mapa České republiky 1 : 25 000 s Vysvětlivkami 03-142 Hejnice a 03-231 Jizerka. - Česká geologická služba. Praha
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Štěpánka Mrázová, 06.09.2012
Updated by:
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 3573 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/3573.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
medium
Educational assesment:
middle
Significance:
supraregional
Representativeness:
major
Geological importance:
geoturistic value
Locality conditions:
no problems
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