Bílá Skála - ryolit
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Plzeňský kraj
District (town):
Rokycany
Village:
Hlohovice
Cadastre:
Hlohovičky
Map sheets:
12-32 Zdice, 12-323 Podmokly
Accessibility:
access without footpath
ID:
3755
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Pinkish, reddish and yellow ryolite crops out in the top of the Bílá skála hill.The rock belongs to the Křivoklát-rokycany complex which is of Upper Cambrian (furong) age. The rock is considered as a intrusive ryolite and it was primitively mined in the past.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Bohemicum > Barrandien
Stratigraphy:
Upper Cambrian
Subject:
volcanology
Geological phenomenon:
intrusion
Genesis:
volcanic
Rock:
rhyolite
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registred geological localities suggested to protection in Protected landscape area
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas):
Křivoklátsko
Part of national geopark:
Barrandien
Conflicts of interests:
without conflicts
References
- Vorel T. et.al.(2014): Vysvětlivky ke geologické mapě 12-323 Podmokly. - Archív ČGS Praha
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Petr Hradecký, 01.04.2014
Updated by:
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 3755 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/3755.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
minor
Educational assesment:
middle
Significance:
regional
Representativeness:
minor
Geological importance:
geo-regional value (mapping)
Locality conditions:
poor
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