General Characteristics

County (administration): Pardubice Region
District (town): Chrudim
Cadastre: Skála u Chrásti
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 1344, 13442
Geological region: Czech Cretaceous Basin - E-Bohemian and W-Moravian Cretaceous; Chrudim Cretaceous; Králíky Furrow; Police Basin
Accessibility: - no traffic restriction ( by car)
ID : 115

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: This locality belongs to the Bohemian Cretaceous Basin. It consists of natural 40 m high perpendicular wall made of the Upper Cretaceous, Lower Turonian,Bílá Hora Beds. These sediments are silicified, with carbonate content, rich in silt and can be called "the opuka". Also some sedimentary structures can be observed. Some layers are fossil bearing. The thick layers display columnar jointing.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - superficial deposits and post-Variscian magmatites - Cretaceous - Czech Cretaceous Basin
Stratigraphy: mezozoikum - křída - svrchní křída
Subject: stratigraphy
Geological phenomenon: horizontal section
Genesis: sedimentary
Rock: opuka (aranaceous marlstone), sandstone

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 (geology is important aspect of Biological declared Locality )
Part of the Geopark: Železné hory
Conflicts of interests: without conflicts

References

Doucek, J. a kol. (2014): Geoprůvodce. Speciální průvodce po geoparku Železné hory. 2. rozšířené vydání, MŽP, nakladatelství Vodní zdroje Chrudim.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Čech Stanislav, 31.10.94
Updated by: Kukal Zdeněk 08.09.17

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 115 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-05-04]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/115.

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