Ortel
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Liberecký kraj
District (town):
Česká Lípa
Village:
Cvikov
Cadastre:
Lindava
Map sheets:
02-24 Nový Bor, 02-244 N.Bor
Accessibility:
passable footpath
Technical object:
quarry
ID:
4059
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Impressive bell-shaped phonolitic cumulo-volcano. Its slopes are covered by stony scree. Debris are often of platy and columnar shape. In the piedmont area small abandoned quarry occurs with rocks showing columnar and platy jointing.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Tertiary > Tertiary - scaterred relics of alkaline Volcanics
Stratigraphy:
Tertiary
Subject:
volcanology
Geological phenomenon:
scree field, stony organ
Genesis:
volcanic
Rock:
phonolite
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered interesting geological localities
Conflicts of interests:
without conflicts
References
- nebyla použita
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Vladislav Rapprich, 11.11.1111
Updated by:
Kukal Zdeněk, 19.02.2018
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 4059 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/4059.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
minor
Educational assesment:
middle
Significance:
supraregional
Representativeness:
middle
Geological importance:
geo-regional value (mapping), geoturistic value
Locality conditions:
no problems
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