General Characteristics

County (administration): Ústí nad Labem Region
District (town): Děčín
Cadastre: Knínice
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 0223, 02233
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
Technical object: guarry
Excursion locality: yes
ID : 1098

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: A large abandoned quarry exposing the Lusatian development of the Cretaceous sediments. Outcrops of silicified, stratified, fine- to medium-grained quartzose sandstones of the Bílá hora Formation. Common cross bedding and paleontological finds (Inoceramus shells). A sedimentologically and paleontologically interesting locality.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - superficial deposits and post-Variscian magmatites - Cretaceous - Czech Cretaceous Basin
Stratigraphy: mezozoikum - křída - svrchní křída - turon
Subject: stratigraphy, paleontology, sedimentology, lithology
Geological phenomenon: fossils fauna, intrusion, dyke
Genesis: sedimentary, volcanic
Rock: sandstone, basaltoid (basaltic-rock)

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: Registered geological localities suggested for protection
Protection of a geol. phenomenon: B - Geological phenomenon is the reason for a recommendation to the protection
Conflicts of interests: without conflicts

References

Valečka J. (1984): Vysvětlivky k základní geologické mapě ČSSR 1 : 25 000 list O2-233 Jílové, Ústřední ústav geologický Praha; Gäbert, C., Beck, R. (1903): Erläuterungen zur geologischen Specialkarte des K. Sachces, I. Der untere Quader.-Kassel; Macák, F.(1966): Křídový útvar v sz. Čechách (sv. turon až santon), kandidátská práce, MS Archiv ÚÚG, Praha.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Plíšek Antonín, 15.02.01
Updated by: Adamovič Jiří 21.02.07, Valečka Jaroslav 28.08.09, Vajskebrová Markéta 25.11.21

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1098 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-29]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/1098.

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