Porcelanity u Svinčic
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Ústecký kraj
District (town):
Most
Village:
Lužice
Cadastre:
Svinčice
Map sheets:
02-34 Bílina, 02-341 Bílina
Technical object:
old mine workings
ID:
922
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Abandoned, also partly active quarry with porcelanite exploitation. Tertiary clays were metamorphosed to different state. Spontaneous ignition of a coal seam caused also formation of chaotic structures. Sedimentologically interesting site.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Tertiary > Basins under Krušné hory Mts.and adjoining volcanic uplands
Stratigraphy:
Tertiary
Subject:
stratigraphy, sedimentology, economic geology
Geological phenomenon:
porcelanites
Genesis:
sedimentary, volcanic
Rock:
claystone
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered geological localities suggested for protection
Conflicts of interests:
reclamation, waste disposal
References
- Nebyla použita
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Josef Godány, 08.05.1996
Updated by:
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 922 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/922.
Location in map:
Assessment
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Geological importance:
significant study profile
Locality conditions:
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