General Characteristics

County (administration): Central Bohemia Region
District (town): Beroun
Cadastre: Koněprusy
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 1241, 12413
Geological region: Barrandien Palaeozoic; Blanice Furrow
Accessibility: - entry permit for car necessary
Excursion locality: yes
ID : 161

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Geologically significant hill with many stratigraphic, paleontological and sedimentological features. The wall of old quarry exposes section through the Lower Devonian coral reef. Rich in fossils as well as the overlying limestones. Quaternary sediments also developed, archeologically important. Numerous karst features.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - crystalline complex and pre-Variscian Palaeozoic - Bohemicum (Central Bohemian region) - Barrandien
Stratigraphy: paleozoikum
Subject: paleontology, stratigraphy, sedimentology, archeology, geomorphology
Geological phenomenon: karst cave, fossils fauna, karst, dyke, stratotype
Genesis: sedimentary
Rock: limestone

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: National nature monument in Protected landscape area
Additional information: See the Digital register of the Agency for Nature Conservation and Landscape Protection of the Czech Republic AOPK ČR
Protection of a geol. phenomenon: A - Protected Area (declared as Geological Locality)
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas): CHKO (Protected landscape area) - Český kras
Part of the Geopark: Barrandien
Conflicts of interests: open cast mining

References

Chlupáč, I. (1955): Stratigrafická studie o nejstarších devonských vrstvách Barrandienu. - Sbor. Ústř. Úst. geol, Geol., 21, 2, 91-224. Praha. Chlupáč, I. (1983): Geologické zajímavosti pražského okolí.- Academia, 1-252. Praha. Chlupáč, I. (1993): Geology of the Barrandian.- Senckenberg - Buch, 69, 1-163. Frankfurt am Main. Chlupáč, I. (1987, ed.): Základní geologická mapa a vysvětlivky ČSSR 1:25 000, list 12-413 Králův Dvůr. - Ústřední Ústav geologický, Praha. Kučera, B. - Hromas, J. - Skřivánek, F. (1981): Jeskyně a propasti v Českoslovenku. - Academia Praha. Sborník k 25. výročí zpřístupnění Koněpruských jeskyní. - Český kras, 9, 1984. Beroun.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Chlupáč Ivo, 20.03.93
Updated by: Steinová Marika 12.11.08, Steinová Marika 23.11.09

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 161 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-05-02]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/161.

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