General Characteristics

County (administration): Central Bohemia Region
District (town): Rakovník
Cadastre: Týřovice nad Berounkou
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 1232, 12321
Geological region: Barrandien Palaeozoic; Blanice Furrow
Accessibility: - no traffic restriction ( by car)
Excursion locality: yes
ID : 1159

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: This road cut exposes a contact between Proterozoic and Paleozoic units. The contact has a typical character of angular unconformity. Cambrian sandstones, conglomerates and shales overly Proterozoic phyllitised shales and siltstones. Tectonically disturbed. This section is unique from the global viewpoint.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - crystalline complex and pre-Variscian Palaeozoic - Bohemicum (Central Bohemian region) - Barrandien
Stratigraphy: proterozoikum - neoproterozoikum (1000 - 542 Ma), paleozoikum - kambrium - střední kambrium
Subject: stratigraphy, petrology, structural geology
Geological phenomenon: unconformity
Genesis: sedimentary
Rock: slate, schist, greywacke

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: Registred geological localities suggested to protection in Protected landscape area
Protection of a geol. phenomenon: B - Geological phenomenon is the reason for a recommendation to the protection
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas): CHKO (Protected landscape area) - Křivoklátsko
Part of the Geopark: Barrandien
Conflicts of interests: vegetation

References

Kettner, R. – Slavík, F. (1929): Nový profil v algonkiu a kambriu tejřovickém. – Rozpravy II. třídy české akademie věd, 38 (10), 1–30. Praha.; Havlíček V.,Horný R., Chlupáč I., Šnajdr M. (1958): Průvodce ke geologickým exkursím do Barrandienu.- Nakl.ČSAV, 156 s., Praha.; Chlupáč I. (1999): Vycházky za geologickou minulostí Prahy a okolí. – Academia, 280 str. Praha.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Mašek Jan, 03.07.01
Updated by: Vorel Tomáš 14.01.11

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1159 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-18]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/1159.

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