Chmelník
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Ústecký kraj
District (town):
Děčín
Village:
Děčín
Cadastre:
Chrochvice, Vilsnice, Krásný Studenec
Map sheets:
02-23 Děčín, 02-234 Děčín
Accessibility:
passable footpath
ID:
4099
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Prominent elevation on the Elbe (Labe) River bank. Relics of the scoria cone with traces of former crater. Scoria deposits are coarse grained with scattered volcanic bombs and admixture of fragments of basanite lava. In 1914 mighty debris slide on slopes took place and its affects are still visible. The locality is situated in the Protected Landscape Area "České Středohoří - the Bohemian Central Mountains".
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Tertiary > Tertiary - scaterred relics of alkaline Volcanics;
Bohemian Massif > Quaternary
Stratigraphy:
Neogene, Holocene
Subject:
volcanology, engineering geology, geomorphology
Geological phenomenon:
cinder cone, lava, landslide, vulcano
Genesis:
volcanic , weathering , gravitational
Rock:
scoria, basanite, colluvium
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered geological localities suggested for protection
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas):
České středohoří
Conflicts of interests:
without conflicts
References
- nebyla použita
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Vladislav Rapprich, 10.10.2017
Updated by:
Kukal Zdeněk, 20.02.2018
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 4099 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/4099.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
great
Educational assesment:
major
Significance:
national
Representativeness:
major
Geological importance:
geo-regional value (mapping), geoturistic value
Excursion locality:
yes
Locality conditions:
no problems
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