General Characteristics

County (administration): Ústí nad Labem Region
District (town): Louny
Cadastre: Březno u Loun
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 1212, 12121
Geological region: Czech Cretaceous Basin - Velim, Praha, Roudnice and Ohře Cretaceous
Accessibility: - no traffic restriction ( by car)
Excursion locality: yes
ID : 47

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Valley of Ohře River with natural outcrops. Series of exposures of Březno Beds (Březno Formation), stratotype of this unit. Consists of marlstones, glauconitic sandstones with many calcareous concretions. Rich macro-microfauna. Stratigraphical reference locality.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - superficial deposits and post-Variscian magmatites - Cretaceous - Czech Cretaceous Basin
Stratigraphy: mezozoikum - křída - svrchní křída - coniak
Subject: stratigraphy, paleontology, sedimentology
Geological phenomenon: lithological boundary, stratotype, fossils fauna, landslide
Genesis: sedimentary
Rock: marlstone

Territorial conservation

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
Protection of a geol. phenomenon: A - Protected Area (declared as Geological Locality)
Conflicts of interests: road construction, ground instability, sports

References

Čech, S. et al. (1980): Revision of the upper Cretaceous stratigraphy of the Bohemian Cretaceous Basin. - Věst. Ústř. Úst. geol., 55, 5, 277-296. Praha. Čech, S. - Švábenická, L. (1992): Macrofossils and nanofossils of the type locality of the Březno Formation (Turonian-Coniacian). - Věst. Čes. geol. úst., 67, 5, 311-326. Praha. Frič, A. (1893): Studien im Gebite der Bohmischen Kreideformation. Paleontologische Untersuchungen der einzelnen Schichten. V. Priesener Schichten. - Arch. naturwiss. Landes-Durchforsch. Bohmen, IX, 1. Prag. Mlčoch B. a kolektiv autorů, 1994: Geologicky významné lokality v severočeské pánvi a jejím okolí, chráněné nebo navržené k ochraně.- Český geologický ústav Praha.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Zelenka Přemysl, 11.01.94
Updated by: Plíšek Antonín 30.11.04, Zelenka Přemysl 01.08.07, Zelenka Přemysl 15.09.09

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 47 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-29]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/47.

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