General Characteristics

County (administration): Liberec Region
District (town): Česká Lípa
Cadastre: Tuhanec
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 0242, 02423
Geological region: Czech Cretaceous Basin - Jizera Cretaceous & Cretaceous of the lower section of Labe River, Ploučnice, Kamenice and the Děčínský Sněžník Mt.
Accessibility: - passable footpath
ID : 36

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Rocky abri formed iin medium-grained up to coarse-grained quartzose sandstones of the upper part of the Jizera ormation (Middle up to Upper Turonian). Small-scale weathering phenomena on the rock walls. Geomorphologically interesting locality.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - superficial deposits and post-Variscian magmatites - Cretaceous - Czech Cretaceous Basin
Stratigraphy: mezozoikum - křída - svrchní křída - turon
Subject: geomorphology
Geological phenomenon: rock schelter, honeycombs
Genesis: sedimentary, weathering
Rock: sandstone

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: Registred geological localities suggested to protection in Protected landscape area
Protection of a geol. phenomenon: A - Protected Area (geology is important aspect of Biological declared Locality )
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas): CHKO (Protected landscape area) - Kokořínsko
Conflicts of interests: without conflicts

References

Balatka, B. - Sládek, J. (1979): Povrchové tvary prolomených hor. - Ochrana přírody, 27, 1, 10-14. Praha.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Adamovič Jiří, 14.11.94
Updated by: Lorencová Markéta 26.06.07, Valečka Jaroslav 27.08.09

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 36 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-29]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/36.

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