General Characteristics

County (administration): Ústí nad Labem Region
District (town): Děčín
Cadastre: Březiny u Děčína, Chlum u Děčína
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 0223, 02234
Geological region: Neovolcanics of the České středohoří Mts.
Accessibility: - no traffic restriction ( by car)
Excursion locality: yes
ID : 120

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Natural and artificial outcrop. Most important paleontological locality in this area. Complex association of fauna and flora, well known finds of insect, fish and amphibians. Oldest known flora of this volcanically influenced basin. Oligocene diatomite represents a nonvolcanic phase of the basin development.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - superficial deposits and post-Variscian magmatites - Tertiary - Basins under Krušné hory Mts.and adjoining volcanic uplands
Stratigraphy: kenozoikum - terciér (paleogén - neogén)
Subject: paleontology, stratigraphy, botany, engineering geology, quaternary geology, lithology, volcanology, petrology
Geological phenomenon: lithological boundary, landslide, cliff, bed, volcaniclastic deposits, outcrop, fossils fauna, fossils-flora
Genesis: volcanic , sedimentary, gravitational
Rock: diatomite, tuff

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: National nature monument in Protected landscape area
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 and Biological Locality)
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas): CHKO (Protected landscape area) - České středohoří
Conflicts of interests: collection

References

Valečka, J. et al. (in prep.): Základní geologická mapa ČR 1 : 25 000 a vysvětlivky list 02-234 Děčín. Špinar, Z. V. (1972): Dvacet let paleontologických výzkumů lokality Bechlejovice u Děčína. - Čas. Mineral. Geol., 17, 1, 99-104. Praha. Knobloch, E. (1994): Einige neue Erkenntnisse zur oligozan Flora von Bechlejovice bei Děčín. - Věst. Čes. geol. úst., 69, 3, 63-67. Praha.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Cajz Vladimír, 03.11.94
Updated by: Valečka Jaroslav 11.11.08

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 120 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-25]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/120.

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