Suché skály
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Liberecký kraj
District (town):
Jablonec nad Nisou
Village:
Líšný, Koberovy
Cadastre:
Líšný, Besedice, Vrát
Map sheets:
03-32 Jablonec nad Nisou, 03-324 Turnov
Accessibility:
no traffic restriction ( by car)
ID:
65
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Rugged dominant ridge formed of tilted up to recumbent folds of the Cretaceous Cenomanian sandstones near to the Lužice fracture zone. This unique geomorphological feature is also called The Bohemian Dolomites. Sandstones are jointed, crushed and often silicified. Suché skály is a rock complex built up by vertical sandstone beds. It is a frequently visited site favoured by tourists and mountaineers.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Cretaceous of the Bohemian Massif > Bohemian Cretaceous Basin > Bohemian Cretaceous Basin - Jizera development
Stratigraphy:
Cenomanian
Subject:
geomorphology, structural geology, lithology, geology
Geological phenomenon:
fault, slickenside, honeycombs, fossils fauna, scree field, cliff, rock plate, rock salient, slickenside, rock chimney, rock bag, castellated ridge, incrustation
Genesis:
sedimentary, tectonic, weathering
Rock:
sandstone, melaphyre
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
National nature monument in Protected landscape area
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas):
Český ráj
Additional information:
See the Digital register of the Agency for Nature Conservation and Landscape Protection of the Czech Republic AOPK ČR, code 427 (Suché skály)
Part of national geopark:
Bohemian Paradise
Conflicts of interests:
sports, ground instability, tourism
References
- 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.
- Chráněná krajinná oblast Český ráj, turistická mapa 1 : 25 000 (2008): Nakladatelství ROSY, Rohlík a syn. Mělník.
- Raprrich, V., red. (2011): Základní geologická mapa České republiky 1 : 25 000 s Vysvětlivkami 03-324 Turnov. - Česká geologická služba. Praha
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Jiří Pražák, 04.11.1994
Updated by:
Lorencová Markéta, 26.06.2007, Gürtlerová Pavla, 15.11.2008, Rejchrt Miroslav, 16.11.2011
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 65 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/65.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
extraordinary
Educational assesment:
major
Significance:
national
Representativeness:
major
Geological importance:
significant study profile, geo-regional value (mapping), geoturistic value
Excursion locality:
yes
Locality conditions:
acceptable
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