Hřídelecká hůra
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Královéhradecký kraj
District (town):
Jičín
Village:
Lázně Bělohrad
Cadastre:
Hřídelec
Map sheets:
03-43 Jičín, 03-434 Bělohrad
Accessibility:
no traffic restriction ( by car)
Technical object:
guarry
ID:
73
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Abandoned quarry in basaltoids. Exposure of chimney breccia with xenoliths. Rock has been classified as nephelinite basanite. Some xenoliths of Cretaceous sediments are as large as several metres across. Petrologically significant locality.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Tertiary > Tertiary - scaterred relics of alkaline Volcanics
Stratigraphy:
Tertiary
Subject:
volcanology, mineralogy, petrology
Geological phenomenon:
intrusion
Genesis:
volcanic
Rock:
basanite
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Nature monument
Additional information:
See the Digital register of the Agency for Nature Conservation and Landscape Protection of the Czech Republic AOPK ČR, code 817 (Hřídelecká Hůra)
Conflicts of interests:
waste disposal
References
- Pacák, O. (1959): Čedičové vyvřeliny na území speciální mapy 1. Jičín č. 3855. - Sborník ÚÚG, odd. geol., 24, 2, 1957. Praha
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Jiří Pražák, 27.10.1994
Updated by:
Rapprich Vladislav, 11.11.2009, Vajskebrová Markéta, 31.05.2017
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 73 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/73.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
medium
Educational assesment:
middle
Significance:
regional
Representativeness:
middle
Geological importance:
geoturistic value
Locality conditions:
acceptable
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