Železná hůrka
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Karlovarský kraj
District (town):
Cheb
Village:
Lipová
Cadastre:
Mýtina I
Map sheets:
11-32 Lázně Kynžvart, 11-321 Lipová
Accessibility:
entry permit for car necessary
Technical object:
guarry
ID:
359
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Abandoned quarry. Section through Pleistocene volcano with lavas and pyroclastics. One of the occurrences of the youngest volcanic rocks in the Bohemian Massif. Volcanologically significant, also geomorphological phenomena.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Quaternary > Quaternary volcanism of Bohemian Massif
Stratigraphy:
Quaternary
Subject:
volcanology, quaternary geology, geomorphology, petrology
Geological phenomenon:
vulcano, unconformity, volcaniclastic deposits, characteristic rock
Genesis:
volcanic
Rock:
tuff, tephra
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
National nature monument
Additional information:
See the Digital register of the Agency for Nature Conservation and Landscape Protection of the Czech Republic AOPK ČR, code 543 (Železná hůrka)
Part of national geopark:
Egeria
Conflicts of interests:
without conflicts
References
- Zahradnický J., Mackovčin P.a kol.(2005): Plzeňsko a Karlovarsko. In: Mackovčin P. a Sedláček M.(eds.): Chráněná území ČR, svazek XI. Agentura ochrany přírody a krajiny ČR a EkoCentrum Brno, Praha str.166-16
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Vladimír Žáček, 17.10.1994
Updated by:
Gürtlerová Pavla, 21.06.2007, Gürtlerová Pavla, 13.11.2008, Žáček Vladimír, 14.06.2010
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 359 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/359.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
extraordinary
Educational assesment:
major
Significance:
national
Representativeness:
major
Geological importance:
significant study profile, geo-historical value, geoturistic value
Excursion locality:
yes
Locality conditions:
no problems
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