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Basaltic Dyke with Specific Volcanogenic Structures and its geomorphic evolution: Unique Geoheritage of the Faroe Islands (North Atlantic Ocean)

RAŠKA, P. POKORNÝ, R. KRMÍČEK, L. KUBOUŠKOVÁ, S. MORTENSEN, L.

Originální název

Basaltic Dyke with Specific Volcanogenic Structures and its geomorphic evolution: Unique Geoheritage of the Faroe Islands (North Atlantic Ocean)

Typ

článek v časopise ve Web of Science, Jimp

Jazyk

angličtina

Originální abstrakt

Volcanic landforms resulting from Cenozoic volcanism represent the most peculiar features of global geodiversity and provide eminent narratives for geoeducation. Among them, however, relict volcanic forms and site-specific landforms in remote areas have received less attention. In this paper, we provide the first description of unique volcanogenic features (hereinafter referred to as pseudo-hieroglyphs) developed on a summit rock wall at the Sandfelli ridge near the village of Gjógv in the N Eysturoy Island (Faroe Islands). The geomorphic evolution of the ridge and rock wall during the Quaternary is described and detailed petrographic analyses of the volcanogenic features are provided. Based on observed petrographical features, we interpret the pseudo-hieroglyphs to probably represent unique examples of chaotic horizontal columnar jointing. Following the geomorphological and petrographic examination of the study site, we analyse current Faroese legislation aiming at nature conservation and use this case to discuss broader implications of geoheritage conservation and geotourism in distant regions.

Klíčová slova

Palaeogene volcanism; Geoheritage; Sandfelli dyke; Pseudo-hieroglyphs; Columnar jointing; Faroe Islands

Autoři

RAŠKA, P.; POKORNÝ, R.; KRMÍČEK, L.; KUBOUŠKOVÁ, S.; MORTENSEN, L.

Vydáno

1. 6. 2019

Nakladatel

Springer Berlin Heidelberg

Místo

Berlín, Německo

ISSN

1867-2477

Periodikum

Geoheritage

Ročník

11

Číslo

2

Stát

Spolková republika Německo

Strany od

417

Strany do

426

Strany počet

10

URL

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs12371-018-0296-x

BibTex

@article{BUT158480,
  author="Pavel {Raška} and Richard {Pokorný} and Lukáš {Krmíček} and Simona {Kuboušková} and Lis {Mortensen}",
  title="Basaltic Dyke with Specific Volcanogenic Structures and its geomorphic evolution: Unique Geoheritage of the Faroe Islands (North Atlantic Ocean)",
  journal="Geoheritage",
  year="2019",
  volume="11",
  number="2",
  pages="417--426",
  doi="10.1007/s12371-018-0296-x",
  issn="1867-2477",
  url="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs12371-018-0296-x"
}