Ralsko
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Liberecký kraj
District (town):
Česká Lípa
Village:
Ralsko, Noviny pod Ralskem
Cadastre:
Svébořice, Noviny pod Ralskem
Map sheets:
03-31 Mimoň, 03-311 Mimoň
Accessibility:
passable footpath
ID:
43
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Dominant hill the summit part of which consists of thick dyke of neovolcanite. This rock has been classified as alkaline sodalithe trachyte. It has complicated structure with numerou veins. Along the hill foot outcrops of quartzose sandstones of the Jizera Formatipon (Middle Turonian). Petrologically and geomorphologically interesting locality.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Tertiary > Tertiary - scaterred relics of alkaline Volcanics
Stratigraphy:
Tertiary
Subject:
geomorphology, volcanology, petrology, mining and mining impacts
Geological phenomenon:
scree field, dyke
Genesis:
volcanic
Rock:
trachyte, nephelinite
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Nature reserve
Additional information:
See the Digital register of the Agency for Nature Conservation and Landscape Protection of the Czech Republic AOPK ČR, code 360 (Ralsko)
Part of national geopark:
Ralsko
Conflicts of interests:
without conflicts
References
- Scheumann, K. H. (1913): Petrographische Untersuchungen an Gesteinen des Polzengebietes in Nord Bohmen. - Leipzig
- Shrbený, O. (1989): Major and trace elements in Tertiary volcanics of the Lužické hory Mts. and the adjacent area, northern Bohemia. - Čas. Min. Geol., 34, 3, 235-253. Praha
- Mackovčin P., Sedláček M. a Kuncová J. (2002): Chráněná území ČR - Liberecko, Svazek III. Agentura ochrany přírody a krajiny ČR a EkoCentrum Brno, Praha, 331 s.
- Rapprich V. (2012): Za sopkami po Čechách, Grada Publishing, České Budějovice, 240 stran.
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Jiří Adamovič, 14.11.1994
Updated by:
Lorencová Markéta, 26.06.2007, Gürtlerová Pavla, 10.07.2009, Vajskebrová Markéta, 26.09.2017
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 43 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/43.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
medium
Educational assesment:
middle
Significance:
regional
Representativeness:
middle
Geological importance:
geoturistic value
Excursion locality:
yes
Locality conditions:
acceptable
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