Žandov
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Liberecký kraj
District (town):
Česká Lípa
Village:
Žandov, Horní Police
Cadastre:
Žandov u České Lípy, Horní Police
Map sheets:
02-42 Česká Lípa, 02-421 Žandov
Accessibility:
entry permit for car necessary
Technical object:
quarry
ID:
3693
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Abandoned quarry exposing freatomagmatic tuffs of tuffaceous cone. This feature originated during Surtsey type of the volcanic eruption in shallow lake. These tuffs are overlain by a basanite lava with irregular columnar jointing. This volcanic section is of the Lower Oligocene age and this type of volcanic activity is unique in the České Středohoří (the Bohemian Central Mountain Belt).
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Tertiary > Tertiary - scaterred relics of alkaline Volcanics
Stratigraphy:
Tertiary
Subject:
volcanology
Geological phenomenon:
characteristic rock, lithological boundary
Genesis:
volcanic
Rock:
tuff, basalt
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered geological localities suggested for protection
Conflicts of interests:
reclamation
References
- Rapprich, V., Godany, J., Tasaryova, Z., Levy, O., & Cech, J. (2013). Doklad erupci surtseyskeho typu v rane fazi vyvoje Ceskeho stredohori. Zpravy o geologickych vyzkumech, 2012, 64-67.
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Vladislav Rapprich, 16.08.2013
Updated by:
Kukal Zdeněk, 19.02.2018
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 3693 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/3693.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
extraordinary
Educational assesment:
major
Significance:
supraregional
Representativeness:
major
Geological importance:
significant study profile, geoturistic value
Excursion locality:
yes
Locality conditions:
acceptable
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