Valeč
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Karlovarský kraj
District (town):
Karlovy Vary
Village:
Hradiště, Valeč
Cadastre:
Tureč u Hradiště, Valeč u Hradiště, Valeč v Čechách
Map sheets:
11-24 Žlutice, 11-242 Valeč
Accessibility:
access without footpath
ID:
3
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Group of natural and artificial outcrops. Part of a Doupov pyroclastic commplex is exposed here. Hyalite precipitates occur on the boundary between volcanic scoria and lava. It lies on quartzose sandstones and conglomerates which are of Paleogene age. They represent an eastermost occurrence of the Staré Sedlo Formation.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Tertiary > Basins under Krušné hory Mts.and adjoining volcanic uplands > Doupov Volcanic complex
Stratigraphy:
Tertiary
Subject:
geology, mineralogy, volcanology
Geological phenomenon:
volcaniclastic deposits
Genesis:
volcanic , hydrothermal mineralization
Rock:
scoria, lava, conglomerate, sandstone
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Nature monument
Additional information:
See the Digital register of the Agency for Nature Conservation and Landscape Protection of the Czech Republic AOPK ČR, code 1571 (Valeč)
Conflicts of interests:
collection, warfare
References
- HRADECKÝ P. (1997) — The Doupov Mountains. In: Geological Model of Western Bohemia Related to the KTB Borehole in Germany (eds. S. Vrána and V. Štědrá). J. Geol. Sc., Geology, 47: 125–127.
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Petr Hradecký, 11.07.1994
Updated by:
Rapprich Vladislav, 03.09.2009, Rapprich Vladislav, 12.12.2017
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 3 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/3.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
medium
Educational assesment:
middle
Significance:
national
Representativeness:
middle
Geological importance:
significant study profile, geo-regional value (mapping)
Locality conditions:
poor
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