Křemenný val U Kapličky
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Karlovarský kraj
District (town):
Cheb
Village:
Dolní Žandov
Cadastre:
Dolní Žandov
Map sheets:
11-32 Lázně Kynžvart, 11-322 Lázně Kynžvart
Accessibility:
no traffic restriction ( by car)
ID:
4463
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
The site is part of the wider system of the Bohemian Quartz Ridge, a significant tectonic line in western Bohemia. This structure, formed by resistant vein quartz, stands out in the terrain as a distinctive ridge or "ridge" because it resists weathering better than the surrounding rocks. The quartz ridge forms a distinctive "rock knot" at the site, probably a relic of quartz vein mining. The ridge was formed by intensive silicification of crushed rocks along a deep fault (Mariánská Lázeň fault system), probably in the Tertiary period. The site lies on the border of the Slavkovský les and the Český les, and there are, among other things, mineral springs in the vicinity (especially the village of Salajna). The rock knot itself is formed by quartz vein with several generations of quartz, in places with small crystals in cavities. Fragments of coarse-grained muscovite-biotite granite of the Ore Mountains pluton, with pinkish potassium feldspars, can be found in the vicinity.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Saxothuringicum > Krušné hory Mts. (Erzgebirge) Pluton
Stratigraphy:
Devonian - Permian
Subject:
geology, geomorphology, mining and mining impacts, history
Geological phenomenon:
characteristic rock
Genesis:
tectonic
Rock:
quartz vein, granite
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registred geological localities suggested to protection in Protected landscape area
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas):
Slavkovský les
Part of national geopark:
Egeria
Conflicts of interests:
others human activity
References
- Kůrková I., Žáček V., Landa D.-A., Rozkošný I., Vylita T (2026): Slavkovský les, zrození vody z kamene. Česká geologická služba, Praha.
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Ivan Rozkošný, 29.12.2025
Updated by:
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 4463 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/4463.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
medium
Educational assesment:
major
Significance:
supraregional
Representativeness:
major
Geological importance:
geo-historical value, geoturistic value
Excursion locality:
yes
Locality conditions:
no problems
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